Photography Lovers Contest- Portrait

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My entry for Photography Lovers Contest- Portrait

Mother and child is one of my favorite themes in art. It will be the theme for the last #ArtTalk series of 2020.

My wonderful friend Sandra with her first child. There is such a sweet connection between a mother and child. We all want connection in our lives. Seeing and sensing this mother and child bond is something precious.

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Most of us think of portrait as being of the head and shoulders and the person looking right at the camera.

According to the definitions of portrait below this picture of Sandra and her little girl portrays something about them; their essence, personality and mood. We also feel connected to them for our shared experience.

A portrait is a painting, photograph, sculpture, or other artistic representation of a person, in which the face and its expression is predominant. The intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person. 1

Each portrait is thus meant to express individual identity, but as Erwin Panofsky recognized, it also “seeks to bring out whatever the sitter has in common with the rest of humanity” 2



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Hi Sara, I think it's amazing how a split second of time captured on a camera can convey so much to those who look long enough. You mention mood above, but also essence. That's a good word to describe it also.

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Thanks Galen. It is is one of my favorite pictures. There is something so special about looking in through the door to the nursery and seeing both of them together. To see the love and commitment Sandra has for her new daughter. I feel like there could have been many times in my life that a photographer could have captured that same essence and love my mom had for me. It is special.

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I agree. I'm not a parent but can imagine it. I know how I feel about my 4yo niece @smallsteps and my nephew two years her junior and feel that a parent's feelings would be tenfold.

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