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![Photography, Portrait-nu 10, Jean-Robert Franco](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/471607_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Kira's Tattoo, Richard Dunkley](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2048364_1_grid.jpg)
Kira's Tattoo
Richard Dunkley
Photography - 50.8 x 40.6 x 1.3 cm Photography - 20 x 16 x 0.5 inch
$330
![Photography, Détresse, Jean-Guy Nakars](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1998102_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Rear Window, Charly Desoubry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1635432_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, ELLE Juste belle /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469280_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, T3, Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/566637_1_grid.jpg)
T3
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Photography - 20 x 30 x 0.3 cm Photography - 7.9 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$187
![Photography, Pose (En collaboration avec Alcibiade), Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/566610_1_grid.jpg)
Pose (En collaboration avec Alcibiade)
Jean-Paul Veison Marcelli
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$335
![Photography, Marie une amie /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1637763_1_grid.jpg)
Marie une amie /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE Photographie volée /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2172629_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Photographie volée /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 inch
$302
![Photography, Elle La Sirène, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2153838_1_grid.jpg)
Elle La Sirène
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$302
![Photography, Elle The wall /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2137266_1_grid.jpg)
Elle The wall /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 80 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$302
![Photography, Elle, Une sirène, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2125206_1_grid.jpg)
Elle, Une sirène
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$302
![Photography, ELLE L'horizon /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2097690_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE L'horizon /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$302
![Photography, Elle Couvrez ce sein, que je ne saurais voir /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2095131_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Couvrez ce sein, que je ne saurais voir /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$302
![Photography, Elle Le reveil /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2017974_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Le reveil /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 42 x 60 x 2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.8 inch
$302
![Photography, ELLE Carpe diem, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2017815_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, SHE and the setting sun /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2005788_1_grid.jpg)
SHE and the setting sun /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$302
![Photography, Elle « Punition au soleil couchant », Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2004186_1_grid.jpg)
Elle « Punition au soleil couchant »
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$302
![Photography, Elle et l'été /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1973058_1_grid.jpg)
Elle et l'été /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle L'olivier, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1965828_1_grid.jpg)
Elle L'olivier
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE Juste un regard /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1954158_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Juste un regard /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Ma sirène en noir et blanc ou en couleur /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1935330_1_grid.jpg)
Ma sirène en noir et blanc ou en couleur /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Ma sirène en couleur ou en noir et blanc, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1935321_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Ma sirène en couleur ou en noir et blanc
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle - Regardez moi /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1901367_1_grid.jpg)
Elle - Regardez moi /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, My first nudes 1978 N°5 /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1899516_1_grid.jpg)
My first nudes 1978 N°5 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Son corps dévoilé /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1887159_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Son corps dévoilé /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Dressed in silk /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1800486_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Dressed in silk /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Le bain, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1799601_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Le bain
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Marie au Château 1, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1799094_1_grid.jpg)
Marie au Château 1
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 42 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 16.5 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Le matin /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1789743_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Le matin /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Classic pose, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1786356_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Classic pose
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.5 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.2 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Assouvie, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1771938_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Assouvie
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, My first nudes 1978 N°4 /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1769688_1_grid.jpg)
My first nudes 1978 N°4 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 42 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE on the rocks /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1768572_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE on the rocks /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE Dans les iles /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1765494_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Dans les iles /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE Lying in the grass /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1761492_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Lying in the grass /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.5 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.2 inch
$257
![Photography, My first nudes 1978 N°3 /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1758690_1_grid.jpg)
My first nudes 1978 N°3 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, My first nudes 1978 N°1 /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1754064_1_grid.jpg)
My first nudes 1978 N°1 /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 42 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, My first nudes 1978 N°2, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1754055_1_grid.jpg)
My first nudes 1978 N°2
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Paparazzade déconfinement, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1751997_1_grid.jpg)
Paparazzade déconfinement
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE Le réveil, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1742100_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE Le réveil
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Mon bain /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1737972_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Mon bain /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Béatitude, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1721625_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, ELLE Look at me, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1720449_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Elle La piscine /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1693812_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Elle after love /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1690779_1_grid.jpg)
Elle after love /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 40 x 30 x 0.2 cm Photography - 15.7 x 11.8 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle On the beach, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1690416_1_grid.jpg)
Elle On the beach
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 42 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle et la maternité, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1681515_1_grid.jpg)
Elle et la maternité
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 42 x 60 x 0.2 cm Photography - 16.5 x 23.6 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle, Ombres et Lumières /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1675665_1_grid.jpg)
Elle, Ombres et Lumières /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Séduction /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1591497_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Séduction /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle en été /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1591458_1_grid.jpg)
Elle en été /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE and the red bath towel /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1517199_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE and the red bath towel /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE la joie de vivre /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1512102_1_grid.jpg)
ELLE la joie de vivre /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.1 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle Naïade /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469421_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Elle Plein soleil /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1445007_1_grid.jpg)
Elle Plein soleil /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 80 x 0.2 cm Photography - 23.6 x 31.5 x 0.1 inch
$257
![Photography, ELLE et son reflet /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1436469_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Sacred Energy Xchange, Clotilde.MJ](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469943_1_grid.jpg)
Sacred Energy Xchange
Clotilde.MJ
Photography - 60.47 x 88 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.8 x 34.6 x 0.1 inch
$475
![Photography, Two faces Liza, Charly Desoubry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1893636_1_grid.jpg)
Two faces Liza
Charly Desoubry
Photography - 34 x 22 x 0.1 cm Photography - 13.4 x 8.7 x 0 inch
$224
![Photography, Queen Liza, Charly Desoubry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1893633_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Divinité, Charly Desoubry](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1893612_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mon amie pensive /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1614369_1_grid.jpg)
Mon amie pensive /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 60 x 40 x 0.3 cm Photography - 23.6 x 15.7 x 0.1 inch
$302
![Photography, Elle Look at me /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1465284_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Elle " Déshabillez-moi " /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1464441_1_grid.jpg)
Elle " Déshabillez-moi " /
Didier Cormillot
Photography - 80 x 60 cm Photography - 31.5 x 23.6 inch
$257
![Photography, Elle et l'horizon /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1464339_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, ELLE, Le bonheur /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1436229_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, ELLE, The Nativity /, Didier Cormillot](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1436190_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Mars Volta, Clotilde.MJ](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2015760_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Red Salt, Clotilde.MJ](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1520172_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, Harsh, Clotilde.MJ](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/1469997_1_grid.jpg)
![Photography, XXIV 11 // XXIV India (XL), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219705_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 11 // XXIV India (XL)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 207.5 x 170 cm Photography - 81.69 x 66.93 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 11 // XXIV India (L), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219704_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 11 // XXIV India (L)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 170 x 140 cm Photography - 66.93 x 55.11 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 11 // XXIV India (M), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219703_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 11 // XXIV India (M)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 120 x 100 cm Photography - 47.24 x 39.37 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 11 // XXIV India (S), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219699_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 11 // XXIV India (S)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 74 x 62 cm Photography - 29.13 x 24.41 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 9 // XXIV India (XL), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219695_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 9 // XXIV India (XL)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 207.5 x 170 cm Photography - 81.69 x 66.93 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 9 // XXIV India (L), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219694_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 9 // XXIV India (L)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 170 x 140 cm Photography - 66.93 x 55.11 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 9 // XXIV India (M), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219693_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 9 // XXIV India (M)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 120 x 100 cm Photography - 47.24 x 39.37 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 9 // XXIV India (S), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219692_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 9 // XXIV India (S)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 74 x 62 cm Photography - 29.13 x 24.41 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 2 // XXIV India (XL), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219690_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 2 // XXIV India (XL)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 165 x 315 cm Photography - 64.96 x 124 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 2 // XXIV India (L), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219689_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 2 // XXIV India (L)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 140 x 260 cm Photography - 55.11 x 102.36 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 2 // XXIV India (M), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219688_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 2 // XXIV India (M)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 100 x 180 cm Photography - 39.37 x 70.87 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 2 // XXIV India (S), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219686_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 2 // XXIV India (S)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 62 x 110 cm Photography - 24.41 x 43.31 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 1 // XXIV India (XL), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219683_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 1 // XXIV India (XL)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 165 x 315 cm Photography - 64.96 x 124 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 1 // XXIV India (L), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219682_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 1 // XXIV India (L)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 140 x 260 cm Photography - 55.11 x 102.36 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 1 // XXIV India (M), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219681_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 1 // XXIV India (M)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 100 x 180 cm Photography - 39.37 x 70.87 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXIV 1 // XXIV India (S), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219679_1_grid.jpg)
XXIV 1 // XXIV India (S)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 62 x 110 cm Photography - 24.41 x 43.31 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXII 6 // XXII China (XL), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219677_1_grid.jpg)
XXII 6 // XXII China (XL)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 207.5 x 170 cm Photography - 81.69 x 66.93 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXII 6 // XXII China (L), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219676_1_grid.jpg)
XXII 6 // XXII China (L)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 170 x 140 cm Photography - 66.93 x 55.11 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXII 6 // XXII China (M), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219675_1_grid.jpg)
XXII 6 // XXII China (M)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 120 x 100 cm Photography - 47.24 x 39.37 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXII 6 // XXII China (S), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219673_1_grid.jpg)
XXII 6 // XXII China (S)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 74 x 62 cm Photography - 29.13 x 24.41 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXII 5 // XXII China (S), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219672_1_grid.jpg)
XXII 5 // XXII China (S)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 74 x 62 cm Photography - 29.13 x 24.41 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXII 4 // XXII China (XL), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219670_1_grid.jpg)
XXII 4 // XXII China (XL)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 207.5 x 170 cm Photography - 81.69 x 66.93 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXII 4 // XXII China (M), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219669_1_grid.jpg)
XXII 4 // XXII China (M)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 170 x 140 cm Photography - 66.93 x 55.11 inch
Price upon request
![Photography, XXII 4 // XXII China (M), Jimmy Nelson](https://media.artsper.com/artwork/2219668_1_grid.jpg)
XXII 4 // XXII China (M)
Jimmy Nelson
Photography - 120 x 100 cm Photography - 47.24 x 39.37 inch
Price upon request
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Portrait Photography for Sale
In the 1830s, Nièpce discovered the process for setting images onto pewter plates. In 1833, upon Nièpce's death, Louis Daguerre and François Arago continued his experiments and invented the daguerreotype, a process which created a printed image on a silver plate that had been exposed to light. Photography was born.
Similarly to how portrait painting had dominated artistic output in previous centuries, portrait photography was to become the pillar of the Second French Empire's photographic industry. Lenses with a shorter focal length, which enabled reduced exposure times, gradually appear on the market. The required equipment was expensive and difficult to handle. Some photographers, called daguerreotypists, decided to open their own photography studios to make a profit from their endeavours. The daguerreotype process was temperamental, and photographers had to take their pictures with great precision and attention to detail. They welcomed many people into their studios and customers choose how they wished to be photographed from catalogue of poses. Originally only accessible to the bourgeoisie, lower prices resulting from the growing number of studios eventually attracted a wider customer base. This phenomenon infuriated the poet Charles Baudelaire who was frustrated by the sense of narcissism sparked by the daguerreotypists.
Despite his protests, the egotistical trend only grew with the emergence of 'carte de visite' portraits (small photographs, the size of today's business cards). These were the brainchild of Adolphe Eugène Disdéri came up with the idea of producing portraits akin to visiting cards in 1859. He printed eight portraits in a variety of poses onto a single plate and once developed they could be cut up into eight distinct “visiting cards". Very popular with the bourgeoisie, they highlighted the sitters' social status. 'Carte de visite' portraits featuring celebrities were also sold to customers, who could subsequently add them to their albums.
The photographer Nadar was one of the first to demonstrate a conscious artistic approach to producing these portraits. He emphasised facial expressions and ensured the sitter was comfortable and at ease before taking the photograph. He photographed the era's greatest thinkers and artists, including Honoré de Balzac, George Sand, and Victor Hugo. He even managed to reconcile Baudelaire with portraiture.
At the end of the 19th century, the art of photography started to enter the mainstream, with the arrival of the Kodak company. The use of the camera, and the taking of portraits, became everyday occurrences. A century later, it was the invention of the digital camera which challenged the status quo. Whereas before alterations could only be made to photographs when they were being taken or developed, with the digital camera editing became easier, quicker and more convenient. Digital photography has given photographers much more freedom when it comes to editing and new methods and techniques are constantly being explored.
Some of the photographers who have left their mark on the last century include: Cindy Sherman, who excelled in self-portraits, Annie Leibovitz, who captured celebrities, the wacky duo, Pierre and Gilles, as well as Diane Arbus, Irving Penn, Richard Avedon, Helmut Newton and Bettina Rheims.
So, do portraits help us to learn more about each other, to remember, to invent, to act, or to reconnect with ourselves? Find out on Artsper, by exploring the works of Formento & Formento, Naomi Vona, Ahmed Bennani, Chou Ching Hui, Samuel Cueto, Brno del Zou, Ren Hang, Markus + Indrani, Jerome Liebling as well as Annina Roescheisen.
A portrait photograph can be a photograph of a person's head and shoulders, but it can also be of an animal or of a different section of the subject's body such as their feet. Portrait photographs in art often tell or hint something about its subject to the viewer, such as an aspect of their personality, but still contain an element of mystery.
The three major types of portrait photography are posed portraits, candid or anonymous portraits, and conceptual portraits. The last type, conceptual or creative portraits, can be experimental and abstract, and may not represent an image close to a traditional portrait.
The six main types of portrait photography are fine art portraits, traditional portraits (for example posed portraits taken at school), lifestyle portraits, group portraits, street portraits and glamour portraits.