Aim Quote by Tim Walker

I've had photographs taken for portraits because I very much prefer working from the photographs than from models... I couldn't attempt to do a…

— Francis Bacon

A portrait photographer depends upon another person to complete his picture. The subject imagined, which in a sense is me, must be discovered in…

— Richard Avedon

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

Portraits are about revealing aspects of an individual.

— Kehinde Wiley

When painting portraits a lot of people say, 'Why not get a photograph of the person?' Photography is wonderful and it is an art…

— Jamie Wyeth

If it's a likeness, alone, it's not a success. If, through my portraits, you can come to know the subjects more meaningfully, if it…

— Yousuf Karsh

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

— Victor Skrebneski

When you are doing portraits, you have that intimacy with someone for a few minutes. For a really good portrait, you don't take the…

— Giles Duley

The portrait of a person is one of the most difficult things to do. It means you must almost bring the presence of that…

— Paul Strand

A photographic portrait is a picture of someone who knows he's being photographed, and what he does with this knowledge is as much a…

— Richard Avedon

There is a myth that the portrait photographer is supposed to make the subject relax, and that's the real person. But I'm interested in…

— Annie Leibovitz

I still find doing portraits a terrific challenge, but even though I've done hundreds of them, I've never stopped questioning the very nature of…

— Duane Michals