Home Portraiture
@article{Peterson2011HomeP,
title={Home Portraiture},
author={Christian A. Peterson},
journal={History of Photography},
year={2011},
volume={35},
pages={374 - 387}
}In the 1890s photographers began making artistic portraits of their subjects in the home environment. These contrasted to the stiff studio portraits that were standard at the time; key elements were casual poses and natural lighting. For the next few decades, amateur artistic photographers (pictorialists) and professionals freely interacted and both aggressively pursued making home portraits. Realising a large market, publishers issued books on the subject and manufacturers produced specialised…
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