The photo shows the moment as it is. In photography we can store out memories and the moments we want to remember, and we can also display the emotion, the emotion we experienced at that moment. Through photography it became easier to express or it became easier to portray reality. It was also easier to show and preserve the emotion of a person at that moment. Emotions relate to the personality of each person and also ourselves. With the help of photography, all emotions can be documented and saved for their own needs. So, people often take pictures of family members that shows that people who are happy and they can have that memory with them forever. This work starts from history of photography through portrait and studio portrait photography. Emphasis will also be places on the studio and explanation of the types of lighting. Finally, along with the list of five primary emotions, the author's photographs of the emotions will be displayed as well as a research that will show which primary or secondary color is better suited to which emotion. The work was made on this topic because of the need to express emotions, for all people to free themselves and show emotions as they are, although only in the photography.