Tony Vaccaro

Tony Vaccaro  http://photocsc.blogspot.co.uk

Portraits were originally reserved for the wealthy and important people . this was because the materials needed to make the pictures (paints, canvases etc.) were expensive so to make them you would need to be able to pay the price of the painter. when the camera was introduced this took away the expense of the Portrait because it was quicker and cheaper to take pictures because you did not need expensive paints and the subject didn't need to stand still ,with this more people became Portrait photographers giving birth to a wide range of different styles one of witch being tony vaccaro a war photographer turned  Portrait photographer.

tony vaccaro born December 20, 1922 in Greensburg, Pennsylvania is an  is an American photographer who is best known for his war photography documenting the second world war.  when he returned he worked for Life and Look before joining the magazine Flair.

In your posts you will need to discuss  the journey that Portraiture has taken over its' history. For example the movement from Rich and Powerful people having expensive portraits made for them to the works of Portraiture photographers depicting the inner conflicts and catching their subjects in moments when they are least prepared.