Image Bank - Location Portraiture

In the three images above, location portraiture is shown in a basic way - by blurring the background, the viewer is forced to concentrate on the subject and their facial features and expressions. The backgrounds are also reflecting from the subject's clothing, for example, in the image with the snow in the background, the subject is wearing a coat and a hat, emphasising on the cold temperature that she must be experiencing. On the other hand, in the first picture, we can't see any clothing on the subject, suggesting hot weather, which agrees with the beach in the background.

The last two pictures are very interesting. The picture with the girl in a field of flowers does not have a blurred background; this helps the photographer blend the subject in with the scene. Her clothing also helps as she is wearing a flower headband, a summery dress and has bright green hair - this puts across feelings of summer and sets this atmosphere for the viewer. The last picture is a very unique picture, the photographer has decided to add a window between the subject and a camera - this distances the viewer from the subject, almost preventing them from seeing her face as the water running down the window is not letting us see her face clearly.

Work Diary - Location Portraiture

For this session, we revisited the theme of location portraiture. As we worked on this topic before, I was familiar with the techniques I had to use in order to take successful pictures. However, we were told that we had to add the element of depth into our photographs. At first, I found this hard because I wasn't too sure how I could take a good picture that shows off my subject and at the same time shows depth. Angles were the best way of doing this; I was able to make sure the viewer concentrates on my subject's facial features and show depth in the background. In most of my pictures, the background is blurred. This was the easiest way of showing depth whilst still highlighting the theme of location portraiture. In the picture below, I focused on my subject's face and blurred the background slightly but not too much, this is so that the viewer can clearly see the element of depth but also focus on my subject's face.

In this picture, the background is even more blurry and this shows depth by emphasising on the distance between my subject and the background. By having my subject close to the camera and to one side side of the picture, I was able to show further depth as the background takes up most of the image.

If I had the chance to do this shoot again, I would try higher angles, where the camera is above my subject; this will be interesting and allow me to experiment with even more angles in order to show the element of depth.

Contact Sheet - Location Portraiture

Straight Images - Location Portraiture