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90 Portrait Photography Features

From Zig-Zag Haircuts to Silly Supermodel Shoots

— August 24, 2010 — Art & Design
Portrait photography may be one of the most accurate ways to convey the subject's personality -- or lack thereof.

From zig-zag haircuts to silly supermodel shoots to dinner plate portraits, this collection of portrait photography features will have you grabbing the closest thing you have to a DSLR to take your own iconic images.

Implications - The rise in adoption of social media and photo-sharing websites has placed a sharp new focus on self-portrait photography. As avatars are increasingly used to portray users' personalities and establish personal branding, self-portraits now aim to show off subjects' quirkiest, most memorable aspects. Businesses can leverage this phenomenon by using unusual portrait photography in ad campaigns and branding initiatives.
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One Minute Portraits
One Minute Portraits
Benjamin Hammond Creates Quick Caricatures from Submitted Photos
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86
Headless Self-Portraits
Headless Self-Portraits
Jimena Zeitune's 'Reflejo' Takes a Peek in the Mirror
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85
Dirty Disgruntled Portraits
Dirty Disgruntled Portraits
'His Name Vel' by Julia Pilipeichenko is Dirt-Covered & Disturbing
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84
Tousled Portraits
Tousled Portraits
The Sacha Heron 'Portraiture' Portfolio Captures Sincere Looks
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83
Mid-Punch Portraits
Mid-Punch Portraits
Jasper Wong and Yue Wu Collaborate for the POW WOW Affair
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82
Flipped Portrait Photography
Flipped Portrait Photography
'Anny_funny' by Joanna Kinga Dudek are Opposite Representations
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81
Quirky Streetography
Quirky Streetography
Lukasz Lenckowski Captures Unusual 'Peoples in My Eyes'
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80
Mystique Photography
Mystique Photography
Paul Gaspar Ferreiras Potraits are Black & White and Beautiful
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79
Purple Eyebrow Portraits
Purple Eyebrow Portraits
Timmothy Lee's Folio Samples are Beautiful Images
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78
Quirky Candid Portraitures
Quirky Candid Portraitures
The Meghan Petersen 'Commercial Portfolio' is Anything But Commercial
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77
Personal Pain Portraits
Personal Pain Portraits
Jivan Dave's Photos Use Signs for Heartbreaking Realism
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76
Prof Portraits
Prof Portraits
The Vice 'Teachers on a Chair' Photo Shoot is Alluringly Awkward
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75
Ethereal Portraits
Ethereal Portraits
Jonathan Waiter Shows an Imperfect Perspective on Photography
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74
Disgruntled Male Portraits
Disgruntled Male Portraits
Mikael Johansson Shows How Lots of People Talk but Few Know
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73
Rockstar Portraiture
Rockstar Portraiture
The Neda Abghari 'Editorial' Portfolio Features Subjects in their Environment
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72
Ghetto Portraitures
Ghetto Portraitures
The 'Gipsy Kings Ghettographik Portraits' Series is Powerful
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71
Brooding Rocker Chic
Brooding Rocker Chic
Model Stephanie Cherry Gets Natural & Raw for Ross Laurence
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70
War Paint Portraiture
War Paint Portraiture
Alix Malka Beauty Portraits are Candy for the Eyes
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69
Glowing Photography
Glowing Photography
Korean Photographer Bo Bae Kim's Unique Portraits
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68
Sock-Pulling Portraits
Sock-Pulling Portraits
Ryan Schude Captures Real People in Strange Situations (UPDATE)
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67
Frayed Portraits
Frayed Portraits
Spanish Artist German Gomez Creates Surreal Images
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66
Cosmetic Awareness Photos
Cosmetic Awareness Photos
Michael Angelo's 'The Lipstick Portraits' Fight Adolescent Atrocities
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65
Personality-Centric Portraits
Personality-Centric Portraits
The City Magazine 'Next Faces: The Models of 2010' Editorial
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64
Frowning Model Photography
Frowning Model Photography
Shannon Sinclair Shoots Mikhael Ayoub Horsing Around
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63
Polariod Portraitures
Polariod Portraitures
Bert Teunissen Captures Vintage-Like Photos With a Classic Camera
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Globe-Trotting Portraiture
Globe-Trotting Portraiture
Gabi Guiard Captures Stunning Detailed Cultural Portraits
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Ethnographic Portraits
Ethnographic Portraits
Philip Gatward Captures Photos of Tribes in South Omo, Ethopia
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60
Shoelace Spaghetti Art
Shoelace Spaghetti Art
Brilliant and Dramatic Portrait Photography by Ryan Schude
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59
Flowerchild Close-Ups
Flowerchild Close-Ups
Black and White Portraits of Model Dree Hemingway in Numero #114
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Stool-Posed Portraits
Stool-Posed Portraits
The 'Retro Modern' Vogue China July 2010 Editorial With Alexa Chung
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57
Goth Family Portraits
Goth Family Portraits
Angel Ceballos Captures One Family's Love of Goth
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Pensive Portrait Photography
Pensive Portrait Photography
The Rankin Tony Kebbell Feature for Dazed & Confused
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Sultry Smoking Portraits
Sultry Smoking Portraits
Antonina Semenova Shows Off a New Gallery
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Tough Guy Portraits
Tough Guy Portraits
'God is My Strength' Features Boxer Rob Cipriano & His Faith-Inspired Tattoo
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Peculiar Portrait Photography
Peculiar Portrait Photography
Mr Means
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52
Badass Biker Portraits
Badass Biker Portraits
Diver & Aguilar 'Rockers' Captures an Intimate Insider Look
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51
Bromantic Snuggle Shots
Bromantic Snuggle Shots
Photographer Erik Osberg Shares the Love
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50
Rockin' Backstage Portraits
Rockin' Backstage Portraits
Fab Five Rocks Out with Behind-the-Scenes Snaps in 'Backstage 3'
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49
Iconic Jumptography
Iconic Jumptography
The Philippe Halsman 'Jump' Photo Collection is 1940s Fabulous
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48
Splatter-Painted Portraits
Splatter-Painted Portraits
Aileen Devlin's Colorful Method of Capturing Subjects
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47
Battered Self-Portraits
Battered Self-Portraits
'Painsharing' from Franco Mozzillo Reminds Us of the Effects of Abuse
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46
Gamer ‘O' Faces
Gamer ‘O' Faces
The Mr. Toledano Gamer Portraits Capture Men at Their Climaxes
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Peanut Butter and Jelly Portraits
Peanut Butter and Jelly Portraits
Betsy Vanlangen Photography Features Food and Glitter
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Dark Alienesque Artography
Dark Alienesque Artography
Nick Knight and Gareth Pugh's Berlin 2010 Exhibit
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Cat Stretch Photography
Cat Stretch Photography
Chris Floyd Captures Impressive Portraits of Impressive People
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Sensual Feminine Portraits
Sensual Feminine Portraits
Facundo Garay's Photographic Ode to Feminine Beauty
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Surreal Nature Portraits
Surreal Nature Portraits
'Mergery' by Ross James is Creepily Eccentric
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Scandalous Scalded Portraits
Scandalous Scalded Portraits
The Paintings of Jenny Morgan are Disturbingly Scorched
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Hyperrealist Portraits
Hyperrealist Portraits
Victor Rodriguez's Art is Stunning and Surreal
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Creepy-Crawly Portraits
Creepy-Crawly Portraits
The 'Snakes' Jean-Francois Carly Photos Use Serpants as Accessories
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Human Eccentricity Portraits
Human Eccentricity Portraits
Ben Aqua Captures the Development of Identity in Photos
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Giant Limb Sculptures
Giant Limb Sculptures
Nina Levy's Super-Sized Appendage Art
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Surreal Self-Portraits
Surreal Self-Portraits
'Desirable Place' by Naeri Love Lee Uses Digital Manipulation to Shock
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Doubled-Up Photography
Doubled-Up Photography
Leonard Gren's Portraits Feature Smoldering Twosomes
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Ultra-Pale Portraits
Ultra-Pale Portraits
L'Eloi Agency is a Photography Team That Snaps Intriguing Images
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"Real Women" Portraiture
"Real Women" Portraiture
The Chance Portrait Series Captures Beautiful Women of All Shapes
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Spine-Showing Photography
Spine-Showing Photography
The Anastasiya Lazurenko 'Portraits' Portfolio Showcases Serious Curves
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Classic LEGO Portraits
Classic LEGO Portraits
Mike Stimson's Historical LEGO Recreations Combine Toys and Art
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Portrait Photography Evolved
Portrait Photography Evolved
Lou O'Bedlam's Superb Tumblr and Flickr Portraiture
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Intimate Feminine Portraits
Intimate Feminine Portraits
Pablo Franco Captures Incredibly Attractive Individuals
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Documenting Hippie Bikers
Documenting Hippie Bikers
The Irving Penn San Francisco Photos Capture An Unlikely Bunch
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Tough-Guy Ink Portraits
Tough-Guy Ink Portraits
The Neil Mota 'Tattoo' Photo Series Captures Inked-Up Mean Mugs
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Humanized Urban Portraits
Humanized Urban Portraits
'(In)vulnerable' by Steef Veldhoen Mixes Models & Abandoned Buildings
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Close-Up Portraitures
Close-Up Portraitures
Luc Braquet Takes Amazing Up Close and Personal Photos
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Eerie Spot-Lit Portraits
Eerie Spot-Lit Portraits
The Hyn Yi Lee Vogue China July 2010 'Sheer Light' Editorial
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Silly Supermodel Shoots
Silly Supermodel Shoots
Anna Zakusylo by Jamie Nelson Shows the Use of Unlikely Accessories
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Minimalist Portrait Photography
Minimalist Portrait Photography
Valeria Heine Captures Dark and Simple Images
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Expressive Celeb Portraits
Expressive Celeb Portraits
John Rankin Waddell Captures the Famous and Infamous
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Sensual Smurfette Photography
Sensual Smurfette Photography
Mimi Kelly Captures Beautifully Gory Self-Portraits
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DIY Dentistry
DIY Dentistry
Francesco Sambo 'Selfportrait' Project is Mechanized Mania
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Bare Emotiontography
Bare Emotiontography
Photographer Ryan McGinley Snaps Black & White Studio Portraits
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Intimate Portrait Photography
Intimate Portrait Photography
Sarah Rose Smiley Captures Breathtaking Images
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Bunny-Head Fashion
Bunny-Head Fashion
Surreal Self-Portrait Photography With Giant Rabbit Heads
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Awkward Youth Shoots
Awkward Youth Shoots
Hellen Van Meene Explores the Gawkiness of Youth
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Face-Flipping Family Portraits
Face-Flipping Family Portraits
'About-Face' by Studio PR Turns Tots Into Parents
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Dazed Drugtography
Dazed Drugtography
Ruth Bayer Shoots Portraits of People Getting High
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Stranger Portraiture
Stranger Portraiture
YuRock.net Collects Hastily-Snapped Street Close-Ups
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Baby Bling Photography
Baby Bling Photography
Elisabeth Hoff Captures Kiddies in Diamonds
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Sci-Fi Pin-Ups
Sci-Fi Pin-Ups
Justin Maller's Tech-Savvy Female Portraits Are Bangin'
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Vintage Effect Photography
Vintage Effect Photography
Solveig Selj Captures Fun, Flirty Women
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Deformed Face Portraits
Deformed Face Portraits
The V64 Spring 2010 'Mirror Mirror' Spread is Plastic
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Immodest Self-Portraits
Immodest Self-Portraits
Yulia Gorodinski Captures Herself in Compromising Situations
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Dinner Plate Portraits
Dinner Plate Portraits
Photographer Marcel Van Der Vlugt Puts Food on Faces
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Disrobing Photography
Disrobing Photography
Alisa Verner Straddles the Line Between Erotic and Portrait Photography
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Brutal Pet Portraits
Brutal Pet Portraits
'Awkward Family Pet Photos' Collects Embarrassing Snapshots of You & Fido
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Surreal Wedding Photography
Surreal Wedding Photography
Jon-Mark's HDR Bridal Shoots Add Drama to Your Special Day
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Zig-Zag Haircuts
Zig-Zag Haircuts
The 'Ali Barber' Photo Series Captures East End's Freshest Styles
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