No...not portraits of the environment. Environmental portraits are portraits taken outside of the studio, in an environment that says something about or relates to your subject. By "on location" or "environmental" portraits I mean portraits taken of people in a situation that they live in (work, rest or play) and/or a place that says something about who they are.
As portraits, they have the same 'quality' as studio shots..they contain good lighting, a posed subject and are a portrait by definition.
Different is the fact that they are not done in a studio, they are not snapshots, and they are not candid or "Street Photography"
A great explanation and guide to Location or Environmental portraits can be found here.
Please follow these "Don'ts" for the purpose of this contest: No wedding photography, no candids/street photography, no studio shots, no animal shots and lastly...no shots of photographers shooting "on location"
The idea is to do a formal portrait of your subject in a location that relates something about the person you are shooting...
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kyricom: Some of these just seem like shots of someone at work, and not a "portrait" ( 5 years and 2823 days ago )
Contest Moderator: People...in a portrait, the photographer does the posing of the subject, there is OBVIOUS interaction between the subject and photographer. A snap shot or candid of someone at work or working is NOT an environmental portrait... ( 5 years and 2822 days ago )
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I love everything about this photo (well not so much the morbid part) EXCEPT the fact that there is a round circle on the side of his head. It is something we don't think about when we are taking the photo. Great photo, great adjustments and great artistic value in this
author says:
Thanks, I do agree about the disc, but it's a very small shop and I had waited to take the photo for ages, customers kept keeping him busy. I'm not the only person who likes his shop. He kindly waited chopping the head while I went to lunch.
I'm not sure I understand the "environmental" part. Are you saying sailors are all drunk? Might of had the background go all the way over so it covered the cabinets
author says:
The "environment" in the rules says to show how people work, rest or play. For many people, this is a form of rest and play. Not much work getting done here, though for sure. The cabinets were left showing to draw attention to the empty bottle on the counter. Organized chaos.
I'm saying that this sailor is drunk. Inspired from the lyrics, "What shall we do with the drunken sailor?"
Great detail and lightning
Nice lighting and exposure
perfect light, bravo
Congratulations, a well deserved win.
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