What are the different levels of portrait photography?

[dealrocker]

I am a beginner in portrait photography.. Just wondering the information about different levels. Can anyone please tell me the description of high end, middle of the road, & low end portrait photography.

Thanks in advance.

[augusteo]

are you talking about gears/lenses? or techniques? or what?

[AnnaV]

I'm confused too

[OsmosisStudios]

Or are you referring more to how it was previously seen to be "a higher venture" to paint history paintings on a grand scale over, say, still life?

[windrider86]

If you are talking about quality I think that would speak for itself.

[kencaleno]

There are only two types of portraiture:

#1. When you photograph a person or persons, just for the record,(as in Wedding Portraiture)

#2 Character studies-where you endeavour to capture a person's "essence"-usually at a location of their choosing,with carefully selected clothes to bring out that personality trait that others recognise.


regards, Ken

[low-wattage]

Originally Posted by augusteo

are you talking about gears/lenses? or techniques? or what?

I think they're talking about the final product.

[Jim Bryant]

Originally Posted by dealrocker

I am a beginner in portrait photography.. Just wondering the information about different levels. Can anyone please tell me the description of high end, middle of the road, & low end portrait photography.

Thanks in advance.

Sure it runs from Kmart, WalMart, Sears to Olin MIlls.

[LoveDSLR]

Originally Posted by dealrocker

I am a beginner in portrait photography.. Just wondering the information about different levels. Can anyone please tell me the description of high end, middle of the road, & low end portrait photography.

Thanks in advance.

High end = e.g., portraits from Yousuf Karsh
Middle of the road and low end = from a lot of people