Location Portraiture - Image Bank

Location Portraiture is when you take photographs of people outside, instead of in a studio. This is commonly done in many fashion advertisers, as well as other campaigns to enhance portraits and make them stand out from others as they feature a range of different locations. The use of black and white in many of these images is used to enhance the formal elements of tone and create a more subtle approach, showing highlights in them. Alternatively, the use of colour makes them stand out and makes them more interesting. Many of these colours are bold, such as bright pinks and yellows. In the first image, we see a girl kissing an insect, the use of black and white enhances the effect it gives off and shows the elegance in her face. The use of minimum depth of field is shown in the background to bring the focus to her. Alternatively, in the second image, a ballet is shown with a bright pink tutu on which contrasts against the dark grey background in which she is presented. Many of the locations show females against natural landscapes such as meadows and fields. Whereas in other contexts, such as the man leaning in the city and the girl playing the guitar, the backgrounds are much more artificial, with the city being used in many of them.