Portraiture can mean many things.  A portrait is a likeness -
does it have to be of a human ? A portrait of an animal,  or a
car, is just as acceptable.

I like to try and vary my portraits,  whether of people,  or 
less animate  objects.  The possibilities are endless,  but if
you  are commissioned to produce a portrait, it is probably
better to stick to the more accepted methods of posing or
lighting.

I  have also tended to keep clear of wide angle portraiture. 
I`ve never  been convinced that some of the grotesque close shots 
that I`ve seen with wide angles had any merit at all - but
everyone  to their own.


I  tend to shot both types of shot during a session - those 
meant to please the sitter, and those meant to please me.  Not
necessarily the same !