During the Hamptonne visit, I took several portrait photographs of different actors portraying people from the 17th Century.

I chose this image because I liked how the model was in motion as the picture was taken, I think it gives the image an interesting look. I chose to put this image in black and white because I thought that her apron would stand out in the image more, as well as making the shadows more defined. The model has been put into the middle-ground, which allows both her and the equipment to be of importance in the image. I like how this image’s background is darker and more complex than the model, it gives it a good contrast.

I chose this image because I liked how the model is well-lit, it allows the apple and her clothing to stand out even more. I definitely wanted this image in colour because the colour of the apple greatly contrasted with the rest of the image and provided a focal point. I think that this image looks like a painting, which to me, gives it a more calm feeling to it. The background of the image is very simple and dark compared to the model, which gives the image a good contrast.

I chose this image for similar reasons to the last one. This time the image seems even more calm, yet mysterious as the model is looking out of frame to the left. This image has very little colour which makes it look even more like a classic painting to me, the lack of colour also makes the image look more old-fashioned. I like the way the bottom of the image is filled with shadows, while the white of the models top stands out greatly, creating a contrast between the top and bottom halves of the images.

Mind map

Definition

An environmental portrait is a portrait of a person or people in their natural environment for example doing their job or participating in a hobby.

Ralph Morse

Born in 1917 in Manhattan New York Morse was a career staff photographer who worked for a life based magazine he was mostly known for his images of theatre stars and being sent to work as a photographer during ww2.

some examples of his work:

Ideas

Task plan 3 photoshoots one inside one outside and one with 2 or more people.

Photoshoot 1: For the inside photoshoot I will ask one of my friends if I can photograph them in their room. Lounging like they would do in their day to day life to give the image an intel into what they are like as a person. I will probably use a higher angle to include as much of the environment as possible.

Photoshoot 2: For the outside photoshoot I would like to take some photos in a cloudy environment of someone doing their job.

Photoshoot 3: For the two or more people shoot I will ask my friend if I can photograph her and her brother outside from either a canted angle or a lower angle to create a more dimensional photograph.

Environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject’s usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject’s life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used of a genre of photography.

Arnold Newman

Arnold Newman was a celebrated American photographer known for his environmental portraits of artists, politicians and celebrities such as Pablo Picasso, Igor Stravinsky, and Marilyn Monroe. Arnold stressed that he was motivated by a genuine interest in his subjects, and in the craft of photography.

The artist died on June 6, 2006 in New York. His works are held in the collections of the George East Museum in Rochester, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Art Institute of Chicago, and the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington.

Newman’s best-known images were in black and white, although he often photographed in colour. His 1946 black and white portrait of Igor Stravinsky seated at a grand piano became his most well known, and signature image.

Stravinsky is pictured here with a piano, the top of the piano vaguely resembles a musical note, resembling Stravinsky’s life and career.

A environmental portrait is taken of the person in there most natural settings this typical gives more depth to the images. There whole life can be represented in a photo.

Annie Leibovitz was born in 1949, she is most known for her engaging environmental portraits.

This portrait of a sailor on his boat sailing. This image is a perfect example of an environmental portrait, an image of a person in their own habitat.

All these photographs, I think are very good environmental portraits. they all tell a story of the subject and their environmental and incite on personality.

The British scientist Sir John Herschel discovered the cyanotype process in 1842.

The process remains the same today, producing a white image on a deep blue background.

Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. Engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings, referred to as blueprints.

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This is my process of choosing the best photos to use from the museum visit.

This is my process of choosing the best photos to use from the hamptonne visit.

Contact Sheets

During our visit to Hamptonne we got the chance to explore around the farm to look at all the buildings and the animals that they kept. There are a range of photos from around that farm like the apple orchard and cider house. It was interesting to walk around and photography different parts of nature and wildlife.

Editing

I have edited my photos in Lightroom and I have split the screen so that I can see the before and aft6er of my photos which helps to edit and adjust them. It allows me to see if I should decrease the exposure of change the contrast levels. In some of my edits I have made the photo darker to give them a more rustic look. Some of the exterior photos were to bright so I have lowered the exposure so that the houses can be seen more clearly.

Final Photos

I have chosen these as my final photos because they each show apart of Hamptonne and its history. I have tried to make each of the photos have a vintage and rustic look to them, I have also had to lower the exposure because they had come out too bright due to the sun. My favourite photo would be the first one because the warmer tones of the wood stand out more due to the sun hitting it.