Photographing Strange Portraits

Sunday 2 August 2026, 14:41 by Elja Trum | 1,350 views | 0 comments

This article was translated from Dutch with the help of AI. Read the original.

At the photo club recently, we were given the task of making a photo on the theme of 'Absurd'. I prefer photographing portraits, so I translated this theme into 'strange portraits'. A fun theme to play around with.

Noa Within this theme, you can of course take it in all sorts of directions. I found it fun to make relatively simple portraits using a simple prop. Combined with some relatively simple Photoshop work, you can quickly create a striking portrait. Like the portrait above, where I edited out Noa's head, or the photo on the right, where Noa held a loose zip against her face.

Letizia For Letizia, I used a piece of broken mirror, and Photoshop to place a second photo in the reflection. Something as simple as some sweets can also create a strange effect. It's fun to think about how you can use everyday things in a strange way to create an absurd portrait. What's the strangest portrait you've made?

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