Face-Covered Portraits

Aaron Lee Creates Unusual Portraits with Prints of Familiar Faces

Face-covered portraits like this one from Aaron Lee are popping up on Instagram, allowing even the most modest of people to creatively showcase a photo of themselves online.

Using magazines, vinyl covers, paintings and drawings, this type of photography puts a contemporary twist on the traditional portrait. The possibilities are endless and allows photographers to embellish in the glory of the faces of their favorite models and celebrities. Could this be the new form of a selfie?

Fun, creative, and sometimes hysterical, these face-covered portraits are slowly growing legs and will hopefully gain enough traction to develop its own hashtag. Easy to create and open to parodying beloved celebrities, these fun photos allows the photo-shy to shine.

Face-covered Portraits
The trend of face-covered portraits using magazines, vinyl covers, paintings, and more is growing, creating opportunities for innovative photography and self-expression.
Contemporary Twist on Traditional Portraiture
Creative reinvention of traditional portraiture with face-covered portraits opens up opportunities to experiment with new approaches to photography and design.
Social Media Self-expression
Face-covered portraits offer a unique and fun way for people to express themselves on social media, with potential for further innovation and growth in this space.

Industries Being Reshaped

Photography
The trend of face-covered portraits presents opportunities for photographers to experiment with new and innovative styles of portraiture.
Graphic Design
The creative use of different materials, textures, and styles in face-covered portraits provides potential for designers to push the limits of traditional graphic design.
Social Media
Face-covered portraits offer a unique form of self-expression and creativity on social media platforms, presenting opportunities for new features and functionalities in photo-sharing apps.
SCORE
6.5 out of 10
GENDER
50% Men50% Women
MARKETTop markets: North America, Asia
GENERATION
  • Gen Alpha
  • Millennial
  • Gen X
  • Gen Z (primary audience)
POPULARITY
Popularity 87%
Activity 99%
Freshness 8%

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