Gotta start someplace !

[df cardwell]

What makes it a Portrait ?

[Ian Grant]

It's a planned photograph of a person or group of people. Of course in the colonies portraits of pets are popular too

Just adding of course it needn't be a photograph, it could be a painting drawing etc.

Ian

[arigram]

The depiction of a breathing creature, be it a human or an animal that captures the personality and other characteristics that describe that person such as the living environment and occupation. The more depth and sensitivity it has, the better portrait it is. A portrait usually focuses on the person or persons and personality, instead of the environment, scene or outer details and that makes it different from street photography, fashion or documentary.

[bjorke]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Family_resemblance

Please, not another "define this fuzzy concept" thread.

[panastasia]

Originally Posted by df cardwell

What makes it a Portrait ?

How about something (anything) 'portrayed' in a vertical frame as opposed to horizontal (landscape)? I like to keep it simple.

[Nicole]

Never thought this would happen. Well done Sean!

... and you really started this one off with a doozy Donald!

[Chris Breitenstein]

A picture of something.

[Vaughn]

I have an extended project of photographing my boys in the environment (landscape). I consider them portraits, though they are as much about the landscape as they are about my boys.

Examples:

http://www.apug.org/gallery/showphot...5&ppuser=17633

http://www.apug.org/gallery/showphot...4&ppuser=17633

http://bostick-sullivan.invisionzone...&req=si&img=74

Vaughn

PS...well, at least one of them is in portrait orientation...

[SuzanneR]

The eyes have it...

[Kino]

Its when the photographer sublimates their ego for the sake of the subject.