Environmental Portraits

 Use the 'environment' to explain the reason for the person in the photograph.

"Artists on Location”An environmental portrait project focused on local artists and creatives. This collaborative effort introduces artists in their own work or home environment to portray them in a specially honest and natural way.

Master Woodworker

Home or Workplace

Introduce subject (the person) in their own work or home environment to portray them in a specially honest and natural way.

Photo by Gary Joseph Cohen

In their natural surroundings, you will be able to better illuminate their CHARACTER, and therefore portray the ESSENCE OF THEIR PERSONALITY, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features.

In their natural surroundings, the subject will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience

“Examining the conversation between person and place.”-Gary Cohen

Classic & Eye Contact with the viewer.

Ezra Stoller, New Lebanon, New York, 2003

American architectural photographer

Robert Novak

Ways to feature person (choose 1):1. Job

2. Interests/Hobbies

Todd Eberle

Julius Shulman, Photographer, Palm Springs, California, 2003

Lighting, Drama and Candid

Don’t Forget….Capture the person’s personality….the everyday

"Little" Jimmy Scott, Newark, New Jersey, 1997jazz vocalist

Power in numbers?

Darwin Deason, Katerina Panos & Crew, Monte Carlo, Monaco, 2004Founded Affiliated Computer Services Inc.

Nigel Parry

Capturing actions to portray person

Mariano Rivera

Illuminates the subject's life and surroundings.

What about everyday people?

The tattoo artist The florist

The Fire Fighter The Chicken Farmer

The CoachThe Fisherman

Now, who will you photograph?

Think of someone that maybe you admire and would like to capture them in their working environment.

Friend, Teacher, Coach, Relative, Family Friend?

Maybe someone you have never talked to? Step outside your comfort zone.

For Monday:1. Brainstorm 5 people you could feature2. How will you photograph them? Make a list of: -5 settings -5 actions or poses

3. Find 5 examples of other environmental portraits that you like and would like to try a similar style. -Save photos in a folder on your computer.