Taking a portrait photo has always been both, a hard and easy task, as it depends upon several factors. But, if you see photos that are famous in history you will surely say they are pretty easy.
But, in real it takes good amount of work which defines a portrait to be renowned, apart from those angles, all famous portraits below are uncommon. Basic things like – lighting, intense eye to eye contact and a much more needed confidence to ask a person for a portrait shot is not easy at all.
In this article we, showcase the most famous portraits that stunned so many people at once. This list contains some of the most historical brilliance and flavour of past decades. We hope you enjoy this collection.
1. Afghan Girl
2. Yousuf Karsh
3. Diane Arbus
4. Buzz Aldrin
5. Man Ray
6. Eve Arnold
7. Muhammad Ali
8. Dorothea Lange
9. Richard Avedon
10. Woody Allen
11. Joe McNally
12. Cecil Beaton
13. Marie Antoinette
14. Steve McCurry
15.Phillipe Halsman
16. Joan of Arc
17. Annie Leibovitz
18. Gertrude Käsebier
19. Lance Armstrong
20. Gregory Heisler
21. Antonin Kratochvil
22. Louis Armstrong
23. Peter Hurley
24. Mary-Ellen Mark
25. Neil Armstrong
26. Angus McBean
27. Fred Astaire
28. Herb Ritts
29. Ludwig van Beethoven
30. Francesco Scavullo
31. Alexander Graham Bell
32. Cindy Sherman
33. Marlon Brando
34. Humphrey Bogart
35. Napoleon Bonaparte
36. Bono
37. Al Capone
38. Fidel Castro
39. Charlie Chaplin
40. Jesus Christ
41. Winston Churchill
42. Kurt Cobain
43. Christopher Columbus
44. Marie Curie
45. His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama
46. Salvador Dali
47. Leonardo Da Vinci
48. Charles Darwin
49. Bette Davis
50. Miles Davis
