w/nw Environmental Portraits

[Leon C]

3 old ones as I sort through some old folders....

A fav of mine of a dear friend, late 90's on our way to London Town with the band, where we almost made it event free until we crashed into a Police Van and shuffling of goodies stashed. Oh what fun we nearly didn't have.



I asked my wife many years ago to go to the V&A [Hotel] in Manchester as she wanted to try some 'Paparazzi' Photography, as I used to get asked to do these things but I never really did, as not my thing, so, I sorted out a Camera for her and her friend to go as a test, as I thought maybe she could do some for me, she knows her way around a Camera so thought why not....

This was the first and last time, as I tried to explain, you are there to be Professional and for pics, not drooling.



My wife, making toast.



These are all prints originally.

 

[Wenge]

Q2, f/13

 

[JoeV]

Bill by Joe Van Cleave, on Flickr

Bill. Ricoh GRiii.

 

[JoeV]

Larry by Joe Van Cleave, on Flickr

Larry. Ricoh GRiii.

 

[Out to Lunch]

Vung Tau, Back Beach. No metadata.

 

[peterm1]

Young girl at an artists studio,
Gyanyar, Bali.
2013

 

[peterm1]

Alla.
Evening before the TV.

 

[RS2]

Shoe maker, Eastern Market, Detroit
M10 + 35 Summilux v2

20251206 013b by Ron Smith, on Flickr​

 

[JoeV]

Ethan by Joe Van Cleave, on Flickr

Ethan of Cameradactyl in his shop. Ricoh GRiii.

 

[Keith]

 

[Harry the K]

Ethan by Joe Van Cleave, on Flickr

Ethan of Cameradactyl in his shop. Ricoh GRiii.

One of the few Environmental Portraits in this thread. Often the environment is missing, sometimes the portrait.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

One of the few Environmental Portraits in this thread. Often the environment is missing, sometimes the portrait.

Well said, I was thinking the same thing.

All the best,
Mike

 

[CMur12]

One of the few Environmental Portraits in this thread. Often the environment is missing, sometimes the portrait.

Also, the "environment" provides context to the essential identity of the subject, like an artist in her/his studio. It isn't just any random environment.

- Murray

 

[Wenge]

near Telluride, Colorado
A7R2, 35mm cropped to ~50mm fov.
average shot studying midtones, scanned print
Epson 2980 on rag paper. it's challenge to print but looks better getting the blacks right levels.

 

[Glenn2]

Duncan was the scientific glass blower at the university and also a very good photographer. He's making a quartz dewar so we can run UV spectra at liquid nitrogen temperatures. Quartz is difficult to work because of the high temperatures needed, he's using an oxy-hydrogen flame. M4, 35mm Summilux

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Duncan was the scientific glass blower at the university and also a very good photographer. He's making a quartz dewar so we can run UV spectra at liquid nitrogen temperatures. Quartz is difficult to work because of the high temperatures needed, he's using an oxy-hydrogen flame. M4, 35mm Summilux

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Not only is this a superb photograph it's also an outstanding example of an environmental portrait! Well done!

All the best,
Mike

 

[Out to Lunch]

Mekong Delta, Phoenix Island. Canon 40D - EF 1.8/50.

 

[rhl-oregon]

Ricoh GRIIIx / West Jefferson NC

 

[p.giannakis]

Rolleicord Ia / Carl Zeiss Triotar 75f/4.5
Ilford HP5+ in HC110

 

[dourbalistar]

Kraft Boulders, Las Vegas.

Nikon FM2n, AI Nikkor 50mm f/1.8S, Kentmere Pan 400, developed in LegacyPro L110 at 1:31 for 5.5 minutes.


2024.11.24 Roll #370-09091-positive.jpg by dourbalistar, on Flickr