What is the difference between a portrait and a still life?

Answer 1

Technically a portrait is a picture of a person, usually looking at the artist and posing for them, although it is used to refer to any painting in loose terms. A still life is normally some fruit or a tree or other object that does not move.

Answer 2

Any painting depicting a human form is figurative. A portrait, however, is focused upon conveying the individual nature of that particular person. A painting of some dude riding the bus may just be a study or a depiction of a situation, but if the painting gives you a sense of who this particular man is, in a way that captures him in a more timeless sense, it could be considered a portrait.

Answer 3

Still life's are often constructed on tables so that they can be comfortably photographed however tabletop Photography usually refers to a sub-set of commercial product photography. Tabletop photos tend to use gradated backgrounds wherein the top of the photo is dark and slopes down to a lighter color and the product is isolated rather than being set up in a way where it looks like it's being used, or could be in use. Tabletop photos are often found in large catalogs.

Answer 4

Still, life photography is photography of objects with no people in the picture. Object photography usually combines a number of objects into a single picture. The main purpose of object photography is to present the object in a special light, with emphasis on the composition, shot angle, lighting, and color.

Answer 5

A still life depicts some inanimate objects. A portrait depicts a person. A landscape depicts a landscape.

Answer 6

Still life photography basically deals with static objects but object photography deals basically with a certain set of commercial products used for advertising.

Answer 7

Neither, it is a still life.