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18 photographs in "Portrait Photography by Teus Renes"
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A portrait built around colour: the specific amber of the hair, the particular shade of the eyes. These are the details a painter would choose. The photograph simply records what was there, and trusts the viewer to notice.
The face is almost fully present; the hair takes the rest. A portrait that considers what partial visibility does to a viewer — how much can be inferred from so little, and how that inference is never quite neutral.
A low-key portrait in which shadow does most of the work — what is withheld from the light is as considered as what is given to it. The glasses add a layer of transparency to a face that has chosen to be partly obscured.
A direct look held in monochrome. The subject does not invite the viewer in; she lets them look. What the image offers is presence, held steady, and a face that has decided how much to give.
A studio portrait that reaches back toward the glamour of early cinema — the veil, the pearls, the downward gaze. Photographed in controlled light where every element was placed, and every placement was a choice about what to withhold.
The guard holds his position at the Vatican entrance and returns the camera's look with patience rather than welcome. The uniform is five centuries old in its design and immediately readable as theatre. The person wearing it is not.
Fine art photograph of a White Swiss Shepherd Dog playfully winking with one eye closed in a snowy winter scene, emphasizing expression, intimacy, and mood.
Black and white photograph of elderly Man Smiling Uganda in Amuria, with attention to expression, intimacy, and mood. Quiet and refined in tone.
Black and white photograph of wirehaired Dachshund Monochrome, with attention to expression, intimacy, and mood. Quiet and refined in tone.
Black and white photograph of a White Swiss Shepherd Dog playing in the snow, with attention to expression, intimacy, and mood. Quiet and refined in tone.
Black and white photograph of a Cuirassier standing at attention, guarding the Quirinal Palace in Rome, Italy, emphasizing expression, intimacy, and mood.
Black and white photograph of portrait Movement in a quiet portrait in Vaalwater in monochrome, highlighting expression and mood. Quiet and refined in tone.
Black and white photograph of child Looking Up in a quiet portrait in Uganda in monochrome, highlighting expression and mood. Quiet and refined in tone.
Black and white photograph of scene from in a quiet portrait in Uganda in monochrome, highlighting expression and mood. Quiet and refined in tone.
Black and white photograph of children Peeking in North Uganda, with attention to expression, intimacy, and mood. Quiet and refined in tone.
Black and white photograph of a young Ugandan child peeking around a rough, textured pillar or wall, looking towards the camera, with attention to expression.
Black and white photograph of street Tailor Poster Wall in Uganda, with attention to expression, intimacy, and mood. Quiet and refined in tone.
Fine art photograph of swiss Guard Color in Vatican City, highlighting expression and mood. Quiet and refined in tone.