Channel: Jamie Windsor

Category: Howto & Style

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Description: Head to squarespace.com/jamiewindsor to save 10% off your first purchase of a website or domain using code JAMIEWINDSOR. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ HOWPORTRAITS LIE — What to be aware of in your portrait photography What is the purpose of a portrait? Aristotle put forth the notion that we judge how ‘good’ something is based on how well it fulfils its intended purpose. So what does a good portrait do that a bad one fails to? What should a photographer aspire to achieve when they make a portrait of someone? One of the most common pieces of praise I hear about portraits is when people say things like “You’ve really captured that person’s soul.” or “That photo really embodies who that person is”. I think this is often the general perception of what a great portrait does. This is nonsense. One single image can't communicate the complexities, nuances, contradictions, thoughts and feelings of a human being. I think at best this is a misunderstanding of what photography can do, and at worst, a deliberate manipulation of how an audience perceives a person or people. To explain the latter a little more, we need to look at Dorothea Lange’s iconic image of the Migrant Mother. Links ====================== MY INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/jamiewindsor PATREON: patreon.com/jamiewindsor Lightroom Preset Packs: ====================== Full shop: sellfy.com/jamiewindsor #1 My presets: jamiewindsor.com/presets1 #2 Medium Format Film Stock: jamiewindsor.com/presets2 #3 Kodak Film Stock: jamiewindsor.com/presets3 #3.1 Kodachrome Film Stock: jamiewindsor.com/presets3-1 — jamiewindsor.com