studio portraits

Professional indoor photos

Studio portraits are photographs of people taken in a controlled indoor setting, typically against a plain or formal backdrop with professional lighting.

The term distinguishes these from candid shots, outdoor photography, or snapshots: She booked a session for studio portraits before the wedding.

Studio portraits often serve official or commemorative purposes—graduation photos, headshots, family portraits.

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setting/environment

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Pictures of the outdoors

landscape photography · outdoor portraits · outdoor photography · street photography · street portraits

spontaneity/planning

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Unposed, natural image-making

candid shots · snapshots · street photography · documentary photography · photojournalism

formality/style

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Self-taken photographs

Family

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