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Originally Posted by grsphoto
why do you say the first image is not a portrait?
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Glenn,
By "first image" I assume you mean the tear sheet, not my image. Just because there is a person in an image it doesn't automatically make the image a portrait. A portrait is defined by Webster as "a pictorial likeness or photograph, especially of the face." I would add to that the
reason the image was created would determine what type of image it is. If the subject wanted a photograph of herself to give to family and friends then it would be a portrait. If she wanted a photograph of her dressed in a coat for the express purpose of selling the coat then it is a product image or even a fashion image, especially if the image is used in a fashion magazine. A perfume manufacturer may use an image of a celebrity to sell a product. This is product photography because you obviously are not buying the celebrity, you are buying the product she is hawking.
Benji