This is a digital contact sheet showing the visual variety involved in making portraits that help meet the many possible uses for such a subject. The idea is to provide a variety of angles, focal lengths, and moods so editors and designers may make the best decisions in terms of play and positioning.
The NPPA list-serve posted a link to an online dictionary of photographic terms alled PhotoDictionary. This is a terrific resource for students confused about specific technical aspects of photography.