What Is Portraiture?
Portrait photography draws attention to the subject. This is normally achieved through some combination of a shallow depth of field, composition, color, and lighting. It is aimed toward capturing the personality of a person or group of people.
Mood Board
These are photos are inspirational, and I plan to take some of my own in a similar style.
Complementary Photography
Complementary photography is marked by the current time period, and reflects our values and, challenges at that point in time.
Environmental Photography
Environmental photography is when you take a photo of someone working in there environment, wearing there uniform, to create a more informative and dramatic photo.
Steve McCurry
He is an American portraiture photographer, he was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He made many trips to India and Pakistan, he was also smuggled into Afghanistan. He is best known for his evocative colour photographs that document both human struggles and joy. Having travelled the globe for over thirty years, McCurry has photographed warzones, burning oil fields, refugee camps, ship breaking yards and monsoons all over the world.
Photo Shoot Plan
I plan to go into town and ask people that are working if i can take photos of them working naturally or stage a quick photo shot with them.
I plan to ask post men, bakers, shop assistants, fishmongers, and anyone else working in there environment.
I can take photos of them from the other side of the counter, which means the products they’re selling will be on display. Which helps the viewer understand their work environment.
My Photos
My Favourite Image
I like this because it shows the fishmonger in front of his filleted fish. The colours are vivid and they pop out as the rest of the image has a cold atmosphere as there are mostly cooling blue colours. The subject is centered, which sets the image up nicely. The whole image is in focus as it hows the work environment off. To take this photo I had to ask if it was ok to photograph them, I had to take it quick so it wasn’t to staged, although there is eye contact with the camera.