CMur12
Veteran
Hi Mike, I understand you and your “confusion ” and fully agree with your words.
For me to understand what a good environmental portrait is we should look at Vince’s photos posted in this thread. And of course there are some other good examples.
In my opinion, which perhaps could be wrong, it is not enough to take a photo of somebody in a place to make a good environmental portrait. It could be a good photo yes but not an an environmental portrait!
Thanks for your input
robert
Mike and Robert -
I've had similar thoughts about many of the photos in this thread. Many of them fit my definition of street photography.
My understanding of environmental portraiture has always been that the background provides context, telling us something about the subject. Most typical examples would be an artist or photographer in their studio, a cook in their kitchen, a shop owner in their shop, etc.
- Murray