Portraiture - Definition

Dictionary Definition:
- A painting, drawing, photograph, or engraving of a person, especially one depicting only the face or head and shoulders.

Describing Words:
- Colour, Black and White

These first two photos focus on the subjects head alone the second one has a little bit of background included within the frame which is very slightly out of focus.

These last two photos contain a lot more than just the subject who is centred in the frame with the background out of focus.  The second one is in black and white which emphasises the tones of the photo.

My Definition:
- A piece of art in any medium depicting a person typically of the head and shoulders.