Woman and Water Concert
Environmental portraits are intended to convey something about the subject, too tell us who they are or what they do. In this type of photography we don’t want to make the story shuttle or ambiguous. The surroundings need to contribute too and elaborate the story about the person being photographed.
The woman being photographed here would make a fine subject with her strong features and colorful dress. Her personality is so pronounce that it comes across in the most casual of settings. The lighting is good but a little hot on her forehead. The background is simple and muted, not conflicting in any way with our model, though it does have a difference in quality from the left side plant to the settee on the right. For some reason there is a black line along the right edge of the frame, which could be cropped out without effecting the composition.
This appears to have been taken at a concert. The microphone is the only prop in this image that carries that information. I would suggest that the microphone in this composition has become a distraction rather than an environmental prop. There is nothing else in the environment to reinforce this theme. I assume she is playing some sort of instrument. It may have helped if we would see what she has her hands on.
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