{"id":10237,"date":"2022-02-09T08:29:01","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T08:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/what-defines-a-good-portrait\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T14:22:17","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T14:22:17","slug":"what-defines-a-good-portrait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/en\/what-defines-a-good-portrait\/","title":{"rendered":"What defines a Good Portrait?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<noscript class=\"loading-lazy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/o-que-define-um-bom-retrato.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5826\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/o-que-define-um-bom-retrato.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/o-que-define-um-bom-retrato-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/o-que-define-um-bom-retrato-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/o-que-define-um-bom-retrato-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/o-que-define-um-bom-retrato-1536x864.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript>\n<div style=\"height:71px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>It is considered a good portrait, when it instantly draws our attention to the subject represented. It is usually achieved by combining the depth of field, composition, color and illumination.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To simplify what defines a good portrait, I share here 3 important points:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>1.Light;<br\/>2.Geometry;<br\/>3.Language of the human body.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>1. Light<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Without light there is nothing, period.<br\/>No matter how elaborate our photography, if there is good light, a light that makes sense, we will get lost without knowing where to look.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<noscript class=\"loading-lazy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0098-1024x681-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5828\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0098-1024x681-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0098-1024x681-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0098-1024x681-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript>\n<div style=\"height:47px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>What the light is illuminating has to be well considered as much as what it is not illuminating.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>2. Geometry<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>The geometry of our frame will guide our eye to the subject depicted in the image. This is used a lot by the great Hollywood cinematographers, as you can see in the video <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Oy4mhiYhVSI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cStanley Kubrick&#8217;s One Point Perpective\u201d.<\/a><\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:38px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<noscript class=\"loading-lazy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0253-1024x681-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5830\" style=\"width:627px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0253-1024x681-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0253-1024x681-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0253-1024x681-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript>\n<div style=\"height:33px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p>Use the lines to your advantage, guide the viewers of your images to the depicted subject.<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><strong><strong>3. Language of the human body<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>In a photograph, the subject&#8217;s entire body communicates. It shows whether you are happy or sad, at ease or uncomfortable. The way the subject places his hands and where he places them is very important. The same can be said of his look.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<noscript class=\"loading-lazy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0467-681x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0467-681x1024-1.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0467-681x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript>\n<div style=\"height:27px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:26px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<noscript class=\"loading-lazy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"681\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0596-681x1024-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5834\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0596-681x1024-1.jpg 681w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0596-681x1024-1-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 681px) 100vw, 681px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript>\n<div style=\"height:31px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<noscript class=\"loading-lazy\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"681\" src=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0511-1024x681-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5836\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0511-1024x681-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0511-1024x681-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.eticalgarve.com\/files\/uploads\/2025\/10\/RD6_0511-1024x681-1-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/noscript>\n<div style=\"height:22px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"height:29px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>At the end of the day:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget that Luck takes a lot of work.<br\/>Now that you know what defines a good portrait, practice, practice, practice.<\/p>\n\n<div style=\"height:28px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It is considered a good portrait, when it instantly draws our attention to the subject represented. 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