a portrait is a
painting,
photograph,
sculpture,
(>)or other artistic representation of a person,
in which the face and its expression is predominant.
the intent is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the person.
for this reason, in photography a portrait is generally not a snapshot, but a composed image of a person in a still position.
a portrait often shows a person looking directly at the painter or photographer, in order to most successfully engage the subject with the viewer.
