All posts tagged portraits

Apr 24 2012

40+ Breathtaking and Heart warming Portraits Of Wild Animals

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Wild Life and Animal photography is probably one of the most dangerous and time taking types of photography. Taking photograph of a wild animal is always a life threating and challenging. Waiting for hours and understanding animal movements with good timing is the main tip for capturing a breathtaking wild life photograph but outcome totally depends on the skills of photographer. Here we have gathered 40+ Breathtaking and Heart warming Portraits Of Wild Animals for your inspiration. Just scroll down and see how professional model animals are in front of camera. ...
by Adil.Khan in Photography
Apr 19 2012

35 Dazzling and Expressive Oil Paint Portraits

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Françoise Nielly's painting are expressive, exhibiting a brute force, a fascinating vital energy. Oil and knife combine tsculpt her images from a material that is , at the same time, biting and incisive, charnel and sensual. Whether she paints the human body or portraits, the artist takes a risk : her painting is sexual, her colors free, exuberant, surprising, even explosive, the cut of her knife incisive, her color pallet dazzling. hope you will like our selection of 35 Dazzling and Expressive Oil Paint Portraits.
by lava360 in Artwork
Feb 16 2012

35 Brilliant Examples of Close Up Photographs

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The art of taking still life portraits of people with your camera is not simple, a good portrait has to balance several things: originality, good composition, quality of picture,facial and body projections. If Close up Face Portrait photograph is something you’ve struggled with, or if you feel stuck  in the same pattern and want some additional inspiration on different  techniques, check out our latest article containing 35 Brilliant Examples of Close Up Photographs of peoples for your inspiration.
by lava360 in Photography
Jan 14 2012

25 Funny Celebrity Portraits to make you laugh

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Martin Schoeller is a New York based photographer whose style is distinguished by similar treatment of all subjects whether they are celebrities or unknown, who loves to make us laugh!. His most recognizable work are his portraits, shot with similar lighting, backdrop, and tone. His work appears in The New Yorker, Outside Magazine, Entertainment Weekly, Rolling Stone, GQ, Esquire, and Vogue. Take a look at his 25 Funny Celebrity Portraits of everyone from Quentin Tarantino to Chris Rock and you'll notice a common theme running throughout his work. They're wonderfully ...
by lava360 in Photography
Oct 26 2011

35+ Mind blowing Examples of Double Exposure Portraits

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In photography, double exposure is a technique in which a piece of film is exposed twice, to two different images. The resulting  photographic image shows the second image superimposed over the first. If youd ever tried yourself in double exposure photography you know how much fun is in it. The portraits below were taken by some amazing photographers, and it is really worth to see them as they are Mind blowing examples of double exposure. I really hope you will enjoy these double exposure photos ...
by Ali.Qayyum in Inspiration, Photography
Aug 30 2011

Striking complex life stories on black & white Portraits

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Other than his art, Francois-Marie Banier (1947), a novelist, playwright, photographer and artist, is well noted for his high profile acquaintances. Salvador Dali used to send his car to bring the then 16 year old Banier to his hotel, to discuss art. He knew Picasso, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Samuel Beckett, Kate Moss and Johnny Depp, among others.
by lava360 in Photography
Aug 24 2011

lines of Aging Extra Ordinary Black & White portraits of Old People

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Lee Jeffries lives in Manchester in the United Kingdom. Close to the professional football circle, this artist starts to photograph sporting events. A chance meeting with a young homeless girl in the streets of London changes his artistic approach forever. Lee Jeffries recalls that, initially, he had stolen a photo from this young homeless girl huddled in a sleeping bag. The photographer knew that the young girl had noticed him but his first reaction was to leave. He says that something made him stay and go and discuss with the homeless ...
by lava360 in Photography
Aug 10 2011

40+ Stricktly Stunning Glamour and Fashion Portraits

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Fashion photography is not about the clothing, it’s about the message that the image transmits. Beautiful models, quality clothing, really good makeup and an extraordinaire photographer, these are the ingredients for a high quality fashion photo.. Fashion photography is most often conducted for advertisements or fashion magazines such as Vogue, Vanity Fair, or Allure. The interesting thing about this type of photography is that is very provocative, setting a high standard for a woman in the eyes of a man, but also making the women take it as a model ...
by lava360 in Inspiration, Photography
Jul 08 2011

Most Amazing form of Artwork: Written Portraits

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Each year CPNB (CollectivePromotion Dutch Literature) organises the Dutch Book Week to promote Dutch literature. And every year a specific genre is being profiled. This year the (auto) biography is featured. This is translated in the theme ‘Geschreven Portretten’, which translates in 'Written Portraits’. Van Wanten Etcetera created the campaign, which show the different faces behind the (auto) biographies. Anne Frank, Vincent van Gogh, Louis van Gaal and Kader Abdolah (writer of the biographic Book Week give away). Souverein made the artwork and did an amazing job creating realistic images. Even ...
by lava360 in Artwork
Jun 15 2011

60+ Beautiful Examples of Self-Portrait photography

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For thousands of years, artists have used self-portraiture as a means of perfecting their technique. From ancient cavemen, to the classical masters, to Salvador Dali in the 20th century, artists have looked to self-portraiture not only to discover new aspects of their artform, but also as a means of self-discovery. Self-portrait is the artist’s most personal form of expression. It is the ultimate means of self-analysis, presenting an opportunity for self-reflection, self-expression and self-promotion. Taking on self portrait photography can be a great way to improve your skills, and practice the trade when you ...
by lava360 in Graphics
Apr 15 2011

40 Seriously Breathtaking digital Portrait Artworks

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A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. For this reason, in Digital Artwork a portrait is generally not a snapshot or drawing, but a composed image of a person in a still position. I always enjoy looking at those digital portrait artworks, simply because I love the emotions that are convayed via the portraits, the expressions on faces, and overall ...
by lava360 in Artwork, Graphics
Jul 01 2010

Extraordinary Portraits on Floopy Disks & Cassettes

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Nick Gentry is an artist and he is one of a very few people who still use the floppy discs to do the job. Well, he doesn’t use them to store the data but he uses them as a material for his interesting artworks. He recovers old and obsolete media storage and turns them into a medium for his expressive paintings. Gentry assembles obsolete tech materials into a workable canvas for his portraits, letting the shape and labels of the floppies peek through the painting to give character to the ...
by lava360 in Artwork