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    Amateur Photographer of the Year

    Sep 21, 2021 4 minutes

    Round Seven Portraits

    PORTRAITURE can be one of the trickiest genres to master, but its vast range makes it hugely satisfying to attempt. The possibilities for a portrait are almost endless. If you tend towards landscape photography, you can shoot an environmental portrait – either in a documentary style or something more creative and abstract. If you are more technically minded, you might find yourself drawn towards shooting flash in a studio environment. Our top ten entries span the entire range of portraiture, from naturalistic set-ups to stylised, studio-based compositions. While the overall winning image pushes the definition of portrait to its limit!

    1 Nawfal Jirjees United Arab Emirates 100pts

    Sony A7R III, 400mm f/2.8, 1/1600sec at f/4, ISO 100

    As can sometimes be the case with winning images, there was division among

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