Through the final work is processed and analyzed different approaches to portrait photography. Portrait photography is analyzed from historical, technical, syntactic and semantic point of view and suggests an association between these elements. When it comes to portrait photography refers to a very broad term. The objective is to display the likeness, personality, and even the mood of the subject. Like other types of portraiture, the focus of the photograph is the person's face, although the entire body and the background may be included. Unlike many other photography styles, the subjects of portrait photography are often non-professional models. Family portraits commemorating special occasions, may be professionally produced or may be vernacular and are most often intended for private viewing rather than for public exhibition. However, many portraits are created for public display ranging from fine art portraiture, to commercial portraiture.