Thursday, January 3, 2008

Environmental Portraits

1. An environmental portrait is a portrait taken of someone in a situation that they live in or a place that says something about who they are.

2. This is an example of an environmental portrait:


3. The other types of portraits are close-ups, which are framed around the face with just the head and shoulders or less. Also, upper body shots or mid range portraits, which are not as personal as close-ups. In upper body shots, the subject is more relaxed and you can include some of the background. You can also have more that one subject.

4. The three rules of taking a portrait are to know your subject, create a comfortable environment, and keep it simple.

1 comment:

DivingRhino said...

Excellent! Please utilize this information when taking and submitting the portraits that are due (there are three ... inside lighting, outside lighting (either close up, torso, or other) and environmental.)