What is environmental portraiture? It is a planned portrait photoshoot that captures subjects in their natural surroundings instead of in a studio or other artificial setup.

Plan:

• My first idea is to photograph a surfer I know at St Ouens Bay. I would take it from a low angle view to portray the subject as powerful and the main focus (like the example). I would probably choose a day with dramatic weather (storm building) or sunset. This is because the lighting would be dramatic and from behind the subject to add to the image.
• My next idea is to photograph a friend at the skate park. I would take a variety of photos, from basic head to toe images to action shots of them skating. For this I would use a fast shutter so the image is sharp whilst they’re moving.
• Other ideas I have are to go to the market and ask shop workers if I can take their portraits, or photograph a family member of mine who owns motorbikes.