Week 8- The Institutional Portrait

Institutional Portraiture has been around since the beginning of photography.  There are various forms of institutional portraiture like corporate headshots, mug shots, and id photos.  

This is a corporate photograph made by Jonathan Gayman.  The  nice thing about this photograph is that is captures a moment in another wise boring photo.

I.D. Photographs are another type of institutional portrait that is done for licenses and passports.  

Then there is the infamous mugshot that is taken when you go to jail.  Could this be real???