What do POWERFUL portraits all have in common?
119K views · Oct 14, 2025 · Education
Comments · 350
@mitchellkphotos · 11 months ago · pinned
Do you already search for visual cues in your portraits? What makes a great portrait for you?
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@Bloatus · 11 months ago
I like the fact that AI only helps to erase the soul from art.
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@CookedLight · 11 months ago
Visual cues...difficult to concentrate on the content when your brain is telling you that you're watching Obi Wan Kenobe giving photo tips 😅👌
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@vayermenoviko0linixD · 11 months ago
What 4 semesters of bad photography professors at my Art University couldn't teach me, I learned in less than 17 minutes on YouTube.
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@Denneska · 11 months ago
Sometimes we love a photo but we can't explain why...<br>You just explained why. Thanks.
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@corynrobinson · 11 months ago
This is an underrated video.
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@TahirPalali · 11 months ago
Wow, the deconstruction part is eye opening.
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@omar.p9 · 11 months ago
Now this is what I call a master class! Thanks for sharing.
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@Camerographer · 11 months ago
We forgot what the concept of a portrait means. It's to portray someone. To interpolate and express their essence. <br><br>What we have today is utilitarian fast food equivalent.
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@GabrielVBerto · 2 months ago
one of the greatest photography video I've ever seen! fantastic!
@chrisrigoni · 5 months ago
Well made! Thank You !!
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@gutocardoso1977 · 3 months ago
This is awesome. There are dozens of "photographers" giving advice on YouTube. Here we have an actual artist. Amazing photos and amazing advice. Thank you.
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