The Best Portrait Photographers in the World

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These photographers will astonish you with their pictures

I am collating a list of the leading portrait photographers around the world and will refer my clients to the best person in their area. Please contact me if you would like to be considered for inclusion.

I create unique jewelry by carving a portrait in gemstone and setting it into gold. I want to have the very best portrait photographs to use for my cameo portraits. I often ask my clients to visit the best portrait photographer in their area to have a photo shoot.

I will not automatically add a photographer to this lens. I need to be satisfied that their work is of a very high standard. 

What makes a great portrait photograph 

How a photo studio creates the best shots

Great Lighting, relaxed subjects and dynamic composition.

This is where a professional really earns their fee. There are two approaches; in the studio or outside.

Some photographers like to set up their shots in their own studio. Here they have total control over the lighting and backgrounds. Some very dramatic and breathtaking photos can be shot this way. Relaxing the subject is so important and takes some real skill to achieve inside a studio.

One of the best examples is the work of Linnea Lenkus in Los Angeles. These are amongst the very best images that I have ever seen and any of these pictures would make a striking Portrait Cameo Jewel.

Another approach is to move outside the studio. Here you can often create a more informal portrait, possibly with a hand-held camera.

This is done to great effect by Meredith Zinner in New York. The subject may be more relaxed out of doors or may even in their home. There is also the chance to add an interesting background for the photo shoot.

Books on Portrait Photography 

Master Lighting Guide for Portrait Photographers

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Lighting and the Dramatic Portrait: The Art of Celebrity and Editorial Photography

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Portrait Photography: Secrets of Posing & Lighting (A Lark Photography Book)

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Posing for Portrait Photography: A Head-to-Toe Guide

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Beyond Portraiture: Creative People Photography

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    Phil T Phil T Dec 9, 2009 @ 12:36 pm
    Not impressed. I like GD whalen and Steven Eastwood.
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    Slayer Slayer Nov 26, 2009 @ 6:15 pm
    Portraiture Work from letaief is top notch!
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    Kapil Semwal Kapil Semwal Nov 11, 2009 @ 1:36 am
    It will be so great to get some vital tips & guidance to the fresher photographers of the world from the BEST PHOTOGRAPHERS of the World. Your every single tips will be welcomed & so much helpful. It gives me immense pleasure to invite the photographers to give technical support to the photographers in the below given link, the photographers there are freshers in front of the experienced & talented photographers herein.

    http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/group.php?gid=320468680176

    Thanks & Regards,

    -Kapil Semwal.
    Mumbai, India.
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    Letaief Slim Letaief Slim Sep 29, 2009 @ 9:32 am
    Check this older people portraits style please:

    http://slimletaief.blogspot.com/
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    Pretty Pretty Aug 18, 2009 @ 5:34 pm
    Thanks for the heads up! and thanks for the blog list!

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