Environmental Portraiture

Of course, everyone’s a ‘photographer’ nowadays, with the advent of cameras on mobile ‘phones but there’s no denying that the skills of an experienced & skilled professional photographer can produce far superior results than your average smart-phone can!

But what is ‘Environmental Portraiture’?

Photographing people in natural surroundings is able to better illuminate their character, and therefore portray the essence of their personality, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features.

Portraits of this sort capture people’s interaction with their natural surroundings to tell stories that generate an emotion in the viewer, giving an insight into who these people really are.

It is also thought that by photographing a people in natural surroundings, the subject(s) will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience.

As an alternative to traditional studio-based portrait photography, we undertake portrait photography on location.

We shoot using natural environmental backgrounds – for example, the scenery at Hothfield Heath lends itself particularly well to outdoor shoots during all seasons, with free on-site parking available.

Whether for an individual, a couple or a family group, we aim to shoot a selection of images to capture the subjects(s) in a fun, natural & vibrant way.

Environmental portraiture lends itself particularly well to family groups, with the emphasis being on creating top quality images encapsulating lively interaction between all involved.

Location portrait shoots generally take around one hour, with at least one hundred images being produced from which you may select your favourites from an online album shortly after the shoot.

Once a shoot has been arranged, we will send you our fact-sheet with lots of tips & advice as regards clothing etc. to ensure that your photoshoot goes smoothly and is a fun & productive experience.

Whilst we shoot on location in all seasons, this is Britain after all, so in the event that the weather is inclement on the day, your shoot can be re-scheduled to another date at no additional cost.