Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@y..., "Steadman Uhlich" <steadmanuhlich@k...> wrote:
> 1.  A Fine Art Portrait must use the finest materials?
Yes, we're talking fine art not editorial.
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> 2.  A Fine Art Portrait looks like it took more than 5 minutes to make...
No
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> 3.  A Fine Art Portrait looks like the studio doesn't have cute props or feathered angel wings...
No, but no prop ladened potrait comes to mind. Wings are way old news.
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> 4.  A Fine Art Portrait looks like the subject has had a bad day (scowling at the camera)...
No, unextraordinary or undeserved angst has become very tiresome.
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> 5. A Fine Art Portrait looks like the subject is bored (no smiles here Mr. Photographer)...
No
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> 6.  A Fine Art Portrait looks like it is "expensive"....
No
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> 7.  A Fine Art Portrait is definitely/always/must be in glorious Black & White....
No
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> 8.  A Fine Art Portrait is always of someone...else.
More often than not.
Photographers whose portraits I have enjoyed (that came to mind quickly)-
Irving Penn, still
Nadav Kander
Gregory Heisler (sp?)
anything by Raymond Meeks or John Huet
Anton Corbijn

I'm not good at looking at portraits, consider that.
Tyler