Human Nose Photos
Different Types of Noses
There are many types of noses - human noses that are described as being Roman, Greek, Ethiopian, Aquiline - to name a few. Noses that are big, small, and somewhere in between. Crooked noses, and probably somewhere in the world, there exists a few people born with the naturally perfect nose. How would you describe a Roman nose? Some would say it's a hooknose or aquiline or a nose with a high bridge, sometimes compared to an eagle nose. Throughout history, aquiline noses have been considered a particular feature of White, European ethnic groups. However, although variation in nose size and curvature can exist, aquiline noses appear in all ethnic groups rather than just a few, clearly demarcated ones. Some scientists theorized that noses are divided into aquiline, straight, flat, hooked, and Semitic noses. In Crania Americana Samuel George Morton (1799-1851) had divided humankind primarily into four races, each distinguished by certain physical characteristics. Of Native Americans, he wrote that they were "marked by a brown complexion; long, black, lank hair; and deficient beard. The eyes are black and deep set, the brow low, the cheekbones high, the nose large and aquiline, the mouth large, and the lips tumid [swollen] and compressed." Other ethnic groups said to have aquiline noses were the Shagia (Africa), the Abipones (South America), and the Kabbabish (Africa). The Greek nose - viewed in profile, is a straight line from top to bottom.Think of the nose on a Greek sculpture - classical - some consider it a perfect nose. 
Speaking strictly as a grandmother of the above six noses I think they are some of the cutest ever! Soon we'll be featuring your child's nose in this section of our human nose gallery. So get your camera, take a close up shot of your child's nose and send it to us via email. You can include child's first name only and we'll include the name with the photo. Please note regarding Photographs: if you send photographs to us, please email them to photos at all-about-noses dot com (email address intentionally typed out to prevent spam abuse).
We'll be looking forward to receiving them!
Please note regarding Photographs: if you send photographs to us, please email them to photos at all-about-noses dot com (email address intentionally typed out to prevent spam abuse). We'll be looking forward to receiving them! 
I've had these silhouettes for a long time. They are my three kids when they were much younger. Perhaps you have some silhouettes that have been in your family for a long time...if you'd like to share them with the world we'd like to add them to this page. Head shots only please. Please note regarding Photographs: if you send photographs to us, please email them to photos at all-about-noses dot com (email address intentionally typed out to prevent spam abuse). We'll be looking forward to receiving them!
These three silhouettes are three siblings. Can you tell by the noses that they're related? They are also three of our grandchildren. Sometimes I long for those long ago days when they were small.
A silhouette is a form of artwork. It is most commonly a human portrait in profile, in black. They do not show any facial expression. Silhouettes are most often made by a skilled silhouette artist by looking at a subject's profile, whether in person or from a photograph, and simply cutting out their likeness freehand.Two hundred years ago, long before the camera was invented, someone wishing to have an inexpensive portrait created of their loved ones would have visited a silhouette artist. Within minutes and using only a pair of scissors and a skillful eye, he would have produced a little image with a remarkable resemblance to his subject. In America, silhouettes were highly popular from about 1790 to 1840. The invention of the camera signaled the end of the silhouette as a widespread form of portraiture. However, their popularity is being reborn in a new generation of people who appreciate the silhouette as a nostalgic and unique way of capturing a loved one's image.
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