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Discover LudwigThe phrase "take a portrait" is correct and can be used in written English.
You can use it when referring to taking a photograph of someone, usually of their face or upper body. For example, "His grandmother asked him to take a portrait of her before she passed away."
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Mr. Grace asked if he could take a portrait.
"I really liked to talk to them, share a cigarette, and afterwards take a portrait".
I'm always nervous when I go to take a portrait, because it's a new experience.
But I think it's always polite to ask before you take a portrait of someone.
In 1966, he was approached by the postmaster general to take a portrait of the Queen.
He was on assignment from the Goethe Institute of Caracas to take a portrait of Miss Venezuela.
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Ganesh sat him under a couple of spotlights and took a portrait.
In November I took a portrait of a Sikh man in a green turban in Little India in Jackson Heights.
Usually when taking a portrait, I feel like putting a few questions just to get the reaction of a person.
Now, when he takes a portrait, the shoot tends to be limited to one or two frames.
Salgado proposed taking a portrait of each child, which they would be able to keep.
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