Difficulty Quote by Philippe Halsman

The portrait is the subject matter in photography where the problems of the media are the most visible.

— Thomas Struth

The goal for the photographer is be visually articulate.

— Dennis Stock

“I’ve started to question if the flaws on the finished photograph aren’t an integral part of the portrait: soft focus, underexposure, poorly applied emulsion,…

— Elizabeth Ross

Really good portraiture is a two-way street where someone is throwing little gems out and you're grabbing them. Very few people have a 100…

— Albert Watson

The way someone who's being photographed presents himself to the camera, and the effect of the photographer's response on that presence, is what the…

— Richard Avedon

In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view. The image may not be literally what's going on, but it's representative.

— Annie Leibovitz

My approach to portraiture is conceptual.

— Amy Sherald

In a portrait, you have room to have a point of view and to be conceptual with a picture. The image may not be…

— Annie Leibovitz

I believe that photography can only reproduce the surface of things. The same applies to a portrait. I take photographs of people the same…

— Thomas Ruff

Portraiture is something that we're all drawn to. I think primarily other forms - we prefer, by and large, to look at human beings…

— Kehinde Wiley

What is portraiture? It's choice. It's the ability to position your body in the world for the world to celebrate you on your own…

— Kehinde Wiley

Portraits are the most intimate photographs. The image will survive the subject.

— Victor Skrebneski