Portrait Photography

February 10, 2020

Glamorous Celebrity Portraits Captured at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party 2020

The Academy Awards is about celebrating achievements in film, but watch the ceremony and you’ll see that it’s also about celebrity sightings and fantastic fashion. Photographer Mark Seliger and Vanity Fair are commemorating the A-list attendees (and their fabulous frocks) through striking portraiture. As in previous years, they set up an Oscar Portrait Studio at the magazine’s famous after-party and shared a selection of the images on their website and Instagram.

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December 13, 2019

Creative Parents Make 52 Movie Posters Starring Their Son for the First 52 Weeks of His Life

You see them all the time on Instagram—excited parents who want to chronicle their newborn baby’s growth by laying them against cute backdrops and snapping pictures. Designer Benson Chou and his wife Michelle participated in this social media tradition, but in his words, they “might’ve gone too far” in how elaborate their photos became. Within a year’s time, the couple produced 52 “movie posters” each starring their son Zoltan (aka Bonbon).

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November 8, 2019

Adorably Expressive Faces of Dogs Reveal They’re the “Best People”

Dog owners often say that their canine companions are like their children. Our fluffy family members might be a different species, but we’re still able to connect with them on an emotional level—sometimes even more so than with other human beings. Despite not being able to interact verbally, dogs can often seem as though they’re communicating by mimicking human facial expressions.

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October 22, 2019

Four Generations of a Loving Family Captured in One Stunning Series of Portraits

Family photographs help us to remember and appreciate our loved ones. It can sometimes be a challenge to gather the gang for a photoshoot, but as photographer Kelsei Frazier shows, these get-togethers are important. She recently captured four generations of family members in one striking series of portraits. The pictures depict her friend Brittney Butler who reached out to Frazier after losing both of her grandfathers within a couple of years of each other.

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My Modern Met

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