80+ Professional Portrait Photography Examples

Portrait Photography which is also known as Portraiture can be seen as a photograph of an individual or a group of individuals. This particular type of photography represents the personality of the subject(s) captures in an image through the use of proper lighting, edit, poses and other relevant things. Portrait Photographs are taken for different reasons and are used for several purposes ranging from weddings to modeling and so on. We should note that there are various examples of portrait photographs but they fall under two broad categories; Artistic Portraits and Clinical Portraits.

The artistic portraits have various examples that I have explained ranging from self-portraits to mobile portraits. Self Portrait which is a portrait an artist creates of himself or any other individual. The self-portrait could be used as background images on websites or just kept at home for posterity’s sake and other reasons. Photographers usually take time to properly edit such portraits as they can display their skills through this and attract other clients. When a person sees a properly done self-portrait, they want to know the photographer that took it so they can patronize such photographers. Some photographers add their logos or business name on a self-portrait for publicity and brand sake.

Best Examples of Inspiring Portrait Photography

The fine Art Portrait has a very intellectual value and it could be a properly edited self-portrait or a random picture that was properly edited. The fine art portrait could be self-portraits, conceptual photographs, or any other photographs that have an artistic touch to it.

Another type of artistic portrait is the environmental portrait where the environment is capture and it complements the individual in the picture. The camera is not only focused on the individual but also on his surroundings and how they complement each other. Mobile Portraiture is another example of an artistic portrait photograph where natural light was used and a moving truck served as the studio.

Clinical Portrait Photographs consist of photographs of the various human body parts or animal body parts that need to be examined or tested. This pictures could also serve as a learning tool for other doctors as it avails them the opportunity to thoroughly look at an image and examine it for proper understanding. Clinical portrait photographs are sometimes taken by doctors, medical students or photographers.

Calamity’s daughter By Cath Schneider

Calamity’s daughter By Cath Schneider

Listening to snow By Suren Manvelyan

Listening to snow By Suren Manvelyan

 

Sara By Tomek Dyczewski

Sara By Tomek Dyczewski

 Memento By alabama

Memento By alabama

Sentiment By Patryk Morzonek

Sentiment By Patryk Morzonek

Morning Beauty By Chongky

Morning Beauty By Chongky

F l o w By Fadi Tarawneh

F l o w By Fadi Tarawneh

The autumn has come By Magda Berny

The autumn has come By Magda Berny

Every Picture Tells a Story Sandy Powers

Every Picture Tells a Story Sandy Powers

Small Chadna By Robert

Small Chadna By Robert

Lilly By Raphael Guarino

Lilly By Raphael Guarino

 

Learn To Fly By NJ Sabs

Learn To Fly By NJ Sabs

 

Seyba By Carlos Duarte

Seyba By Carlos Duarte

 

Sleepy Winter Eyes

Sleepy Winter Eyes

 

Quijote By Risquillo

Quijote By Risquillo

 

 Broken By Andre du Plessis FRPS

 Broken By Andre du Plessis FRPS

 

Do Not Disturb By Amanda Chapman

Do Not Disturb By Amanda Chapman

 

Winter’s Beauty By Radu Carnaru

Winter’s Beauty By Radu Carnaru

 

 In der weite By Stefan Beutler

 In der weite By Stefan Beutler

 

GURU By Thaib Chaidar

GURU By Thaib Chaidar

 

Feeling blue By Ben Goossens

Feeling blue By Ben Goossens

 

HER WORLD By Tjipto Suparto

HER WORLD By Tjipto Suparto

 

 Fearless By Phyllis Clarke

Fearless By Phyllis Clarke

 

The Mind Reader By Ario Wibisono

The Mind Reader By Ario Wibisono

 

 Dream Catcher By Widjita Raya Muljadi

Dream Catcher By Widjita Raya Muljadi

 

 Baruni By Robert

Baruni By Robert

 

Amy and mouse

Amy and mouse

 

 L’�t� Meurtrier I By Koen Pieters

 L’�t� Meurtrier I By Koen Pieters

 

Upin By Thaib Chaidar

Upin By Thaib Chaidar

 

Smile on train By raya

Smile on train By raya

 

Uncertainty By Risquillo

Uncertainty By Risquillo

 

Refraction By Prateek Dubey

Refraction By Prateek Dubey

 

Self Portrait By Sina Rahmati

Self Portrait By Sina Rahmati

 

M. By Monique

M. By Monique

 

Crying Beauty By sadegh zabbah

Crying Beauty By sadegh zabbah

 

Nuevo intento By Patricia

Nuevo intento By Patricia

 

 Bat Mask By NJ Sabs

Bat Mask By NJ Sabs

 

Street Cook By Jörg Hubrich

Street Cook By Jörg Hubrich

 

Sadhu Shivaji Bush By Helmut Schadt

Sadhu Shivaji Bush By Helmut Schadt

 

Harmonica Man By Andre du Plessis FRPS

Harmonica Man By Andre du Plessis FRPS

 

One samurai By Takashi

One samurai By Takashi

 

Calamity By Cath Schneider

Calamity By Cath Schneider

 

Afghan Woman By Bread and Shutter

Afghan Woman By Bread and Shutter

 

Leaves By Ilya Rashap

Leaves By Ilya Rashap

 

Breath in By Cath Schneider

Breath in By Cath Schneider

 

Stefania By Dan Comaniciu

Stefania By Dan Comaniciu

 

Silent whisper By Suryo Tutuko

Silent whisper By Suryo Tutuko

 

Smile of an Indian female worker By Robert

Smile of an Indian female worker By Robert

 

Silence By Alexander Spernes

Silence By Alexander Spernes

 

 Harmony By Mohammadreza Tavajjoh

Harmony By Mohammadreza Tavajjoh

 

Growing up By Patricia

Growing up By Patricia

 

The Story of Africa By Andre du Plessis FRPS

The Story of Africa By Andre du Plessis FRPS

 

Mr. X By Herman Cater

Mr. X By Herman Cater

 

Lucky stars By Cath Schneider

Lucky stars By Cath Schneider

 

Tina II By Vedran Vidak

Tina II By Vedran Vidak

 

iPhone Version of 1876 By Bruno Birkhofer

iPhone Version of 1876 By Bruno Birkhofer

 

Shu By Tom Hoops

Shu By Tom Hoops

 

Joseph By Lubomir Karsai

Joseph By Lubomir Karsai

 

 Just like Me By Andre du Plessis FRPS

 Just like Me By Andre du Plessis FRPS

 

 Like my child’s dreams By Cath Schneider

 Like my child’s dreams By Cath Schneider

 

Those Pearls By Peter Kemp

Those Pearls By Peter Kemp

 

 Vermeer I Study Of A Girl

Vermeer I Study Of A Girl

 

 Miss The Rain By nico fredia

Miss The Rain By nico fredia

 

 Cr�ature divine

Cr�ature divine

 

Entomological Meeting By Cath Schneider

Entomological Meeting By Cath Schneider

 

Cold By Patricia

Cold By Patricia

 

Simply Natural By gabor.szantai

Simply Natural By gabor.szantai

 

She Alone By NJ Sabs

She Alone By NJ Sabs

 

Babylon nine By robert maschke

Babylon nine By robert maschke

 

 All those dreams from the past By Vlad Dumitrescu

All those dreams from the past By Vlad Dumitrescu

 

 Lbertas By felipmars

Lbertas By felipmars

 

Thai monk By Sylvain

Thai monk By Sylvain

 

Virgin Suicides By Tanguy-emmanuel

Virgin Suicides By Tanguy-emmanuel

 

Paria By solmaz G daryani

Paria By solmaz G daryani

 

Repairman violin By Israel Fichman

Repairman violin By Israel Fichman

 

My little girl By Vedran Vidak

My little girl By Vedran Vidak

 

Hidden By Monique

Hidden By Monique

 

The old faith By Abdulhadi Alhajji

The old faith By Abdulhadi Alhajji

 

With the sandman By Cath Schneider

With the sandman By Cath Schneider

 

 Forever

 Forever

 

Iva Q By Zigomar Fantastic

Iva Q By Zigomar Fantastic

 

 Anastasia By  hardibudi

 Anastasia By  hardibudi

 

Beautiful things By Stefan Beutler

Beautiful things By Stefan Beutler

 

 Seduisant By Anton Chekalin

Seduisant By Anton Chekalin

 

Springtime By Magda Berny

Springtime By Magda Berny

 

 An old man By Silvia

An old man By Silvia

 

 Little Miss Autumn By Magda Berny

Little Miss Autumn By Magda Berny

 

Brown eyes By hardibudi

Brown eyes By hardibudi

 

Gizelle By Bela Benedek

Gizelle By Bela Benedek

 

 Dead End

Dead End

 

 She’s lost control

She’s lost control

 

 Tari By nico fredia

Tari By nico fredia

 

 Mona By Bela Benedek

Mona By Bela Benedek

 

Your Mind By Hari Sulistiawan

Your Mind By Hari Sulistiawan

 

 Roxy music By andreas puhl

 Roxy music By andreas puhl

 

 Bengali girl By Richard Toro

Bengali girl By Richard Toro

 

Mourning By amirhossein haddadian

Mourning By amirhossein haddadian

FashioN By Peter Kemp

FashioN By Peter Kemp

 

Cabaret By NJ Sabs

Cabaret By NJ Sabs

 

Conclusion

Both artistic and clinical portraits are important to designers although one more than the other. In comparison to the artistic portraits, the Clinical portraits do not need a lot of edits, lights or other studio effects. They just need to be visible, clear and of high quality, unlike the traits of the artistic portrait that needs a lot of other touch or things to make it perfect. Both can be used as background images or just random images on a website or a design, ranging from portfolio websites to websites for hospitals and healthcare centers. Designers would have to match such portrait photographs properly with a design or site in order to make it visually interesting and appealing.

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