A cinematic shot is basically one that you think looks as a frame that could be taken from a movie, a shot that seems to stimulate a feeling of a bigger story behind it. Sometimes people add top and bottom black bars to their photographs as well to give them a more cinematic feel. Here are 25 Inspiring Examples of Cinematic Portrait Photography for your inspiration.

The Accidental Tourist by Michael Ade

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He is from ancient Korea by Ken Tsang

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Day Forty Four by riv

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Parisian Beauty by Maxime Villalonga

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He Was Looking For A Way Out by Jason King

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Untitled by Heriman A

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from Mars – the last boy scout by Paul Mezzer

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At the bus stop by Joep Roosen

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Sara by Tomek Dyczewski

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bikeman by Tian Jiang

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One samurai by Takashi

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Gizelle by Bela Benedek

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Cinematic by Alessandro De Carli

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portrait by Andrew

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Other London by Ekaterina Nosenko (Katia)

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16 Things About SMGallery by Stephen Moore

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Untitled by Darrell

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excited by Clement Chan

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tunnel by felipmars

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Miners by Dr Mimi

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El Hombre que susurraba a los caballos by Angels Solanes

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Untitled by benoit paille

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Sentiment by Patryk Morzonek

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iNation by Tadas Kazakevicius

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There is a road from the eyes to heart by Nico De Pasquale

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If you are interested to create your own cinematic photographs, here are some good photoshop tutorials that will surely help you.

Creating a Stylish Cinematic Photo Using Camera RAW & Photoshop

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How to turn your photo into movie-like effect using Photoshop?

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How to Turn Humdrum Photos into Cinematic Portraits

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