Amita Guha wrote: > > I know we usually get creative with our interpretations of the monthly > PUG themes, but I'm having trouble picking my submission for next month > so I was wondering...is a "portrait" usually defined as a shot of a > person or critter using a shallow depth of field, and with the subject > taking up a lot of the frame? Or could it just be any sort of photo of a > person? This will help me narrow down my choices a bit (which aren't > many to begin with because I don't shoot people much.) > > Thx, > Amita
I'd rule out "any sort of shot" of a person if I were thinking portraits on assignment, so to speak. I like portraits of people whose character shows through not only in expression but in what is surrounding him or her... just my personalthing, and close head shots can be very revealing, too. But I do distinguish between "portraits' and "pictures of people" - Non-humans are certainly fair game (um, well...) for a portrait, I think. ann
