For my family Environmental portraits I chose to shoot two very different people doing two very different things of what they like to do within my family.  My first shoot consisted of looking at exploring what my brother does mostly when at home.  He is quite secluded, often not leaving his room very much at all, and I wanted to show very much how he really is on the inside on is own turf.  When not on his own turf, he is particularly uncomfortable and shy.  However when he is in his own environment he is much more comfortable and is somewhat protective of this.  I chose to document how through his appearance such as his style, body language and clothes  and also the environment in which inhabits, he is very messy and so to us the room appears quite a hostile and unwelcome place to be in quite.  However the fact he looks comfortable and is clearly showing ownership in this environment through his facial expression, it suggests the mess despite appearing messy and unorganized, is organised in a way that satisfies him.  There is a strong sense of arrogance depicted in these photographs of my brother, almost appearing that the attitude is somewhat dis-respectful and an exaggeration of over importance to my Brother’s beliefs.

On the other hand I shot my sister who is very much more open and less reclusive than my brother.  She feels comfortable in not so much her own environment, but an environment which is shared by so many other people which is why she is being shot in an open grassy/sandy area.  In a sense, it’s not directly her environment, but its everyone’s environment in which that makes her feel comfortable and happy doing so therefore everyone’s environment is her environment.  I believe this reflects the very sociable and excitable character in who she is.  The particular environment however isn’t necessarily the location in this particular instance, but can arguably be what my sister is doing and engaging in.  For example, she is playing and in doing so engaging ith the environment, something that has been impacted by man for generations and this shows how from a young age, humans are constantly changing and impacting the environment.  However where some people’s impact on the environment is negative and to hurt it, I wanted to show my sister engaging with it and sort of show her personal relationship with the Environment.  In saying this, the environment is essentially like a friend to my sister who brings her as much fun as a human friend might.