OAKLAND, Calif. — The stereotype of SnapChat — that it’s for sending naked pictures — undergirds a more common but mundane usage: it’s used for sending pictures of ourselves. And what is a picture of ...

The rebrand from All About Headshots to Alissa Randall reflects an evolution from professional headshots to a full-spectrum portrait practice. The work was always about more than headshots, it was ...

There’s no single definition for what makes a great portrait lens, but the Sigma 135mm f/1.8 DG HSM Art ticks all the boxes and is relatively affordable, to boot. With excellent sharpness and minimal ...

Photographers Katy Grannan, Jocelyn Lee, Ryan McGinley, Steve Pyke, Martin Schoeller and Alec Soth are featured in the National Portrait Gallery’s fourth installation of “Portraiture Now.” This series ...

How do you define portraiture today? It’s a question posed by the exhibition About Face: Contemporary Portraiture at the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art – and one explored by the nearly 40 photographers ...

Two Chicago-area collegiate museums are using photography this season to explore how images shape cultural memory. One museum introduces local audiences to a contemporary artist from Mali, and the ...

Some essays originally presented at the conference "Portrait Photography in African Worlds" (February 3-4, 2006), University of California, Santa Cruz. Introduction : the study of photographic ...

For any portrait photographer, whether professional or enthusiast, the Nikon Z7 II is an excellent choice. What clinches the top spot for it is the range of Nikon Z-mount lenses, which is expanding ...