Portraiture: the art of painting or taking portraits.
Portrait: a painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.
In this photo, a black and white effect is used so that the tones in the face are more visible. Because of these different tones being showed, the for of the face is more obvious which makes that facial features clearer. The background is also blurred and plain so that the focus is on the face.
This photo is in colour however the tones in the face can still be seen due to the highlights and shadows which emphasises the form. the background is plain black to that the focus is on the face.
Portraits can be taken from different angles and this one is a side view of the face. It is in colour so however the facial features are sill visible due to lighting. The background is plain and blurred while the face is very focussed to that the man is the focus of the image.
Instead of a black and white effect, other colours can be used because we can still clearly see the different tones in this colour. This is not black and white but navy which makes it more unique. The picture is also taken very close up so that the features can be clearly seen.
My own definition of portraiture: The art of painting, drawing, or taking a picture of the face of a person.
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