{"id":1889,"date":"2026-03-25T17:42:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2026-03-25T17:43:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:43:00","slug":"fine-art-portrait-photography-im-only-human","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/nieuws\/news\/fine-art-portrait-photography-im-only-human\/","title":{"rendered":"Fine Art Portrait Photography.  I&#8217;m only Human"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Story Behind the Portrait<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This image was created using a minimal setup, focusing on natural posture and controlled light. The use of chiaroscuro allows parts of the subject to disappear into shadow, while guiding the viewer\u2019s attention to what remains visible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"188\" class=\"wp-image-1887\" style=\"width: 150px;\" src=\"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6344.16zw-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Fine art portrait of a woman using chiaroscuro lighting, part of the I\u2019m Only Human series\" srcset=\"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6344.16zw-scaled.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6344.16zw-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6344.16zw-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6344.16zw-768x960.jpg 768w, https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6344.16zw-1229x1536.jpg 1229w, https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6344.16zw-1638x2048.jpg 1638w, https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/IMG_6344.16zw-10x12.jpg 10w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This approach is intentional. By removing distractions, the portrait becomes less about how someone looks, and more about how they are present in the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">My Approach to Fine Art Portrait Photography<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I work with people who are not used to being in front of the camera. There is no pressure to perform, no expectation to act or pose in a certain way. Instead, I create space.Space for silence.<br>Space for discomfort.<br>Space for something real to emerge. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.petereirmans.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">http:\/\/www.petereirmans.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is where the most honest portraits are made.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>petermeirmans.com\/portrait-Page\/<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Story Behind the Portrait This image was created using a minimal setup, focusing on natural posture and controlled light. The use of chiaroscuro allows parts of the subject to disappear into shadow, while guiding the viewer\u2019s attention to what remains visible. This approach is intentional. By removing distractions, the portrait becomes less about how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1889","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1889"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1890,"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1889\/revisions\/1890"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1889"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1889"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/petermeirmans.com\/nl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1889"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}