These photographs are environmental portraits which give more information about the person as it shows us their habitat and how they are living, it can also tell us why they are dressed as they are; the first subject is wearing simpler clothes that would be easy to mend if they got broken while working. the location looks more rural than the second image because of the planks of wood used on the building and the floor appears to be broken stones over mud.
I would not say the second photograph shows us much information about the perso as the details of his face can not be seen, I would say this is a generalisation of the business men in urban towns and cities; this man could be anybody you pass on the street but you can't tell because you can not see his face in this photograph.
I think it would be fun to experiment with not showing peoples faces and showing generalisations or stereotypes however this would maybe not fit into this brief of taking portraits to show who the person is as hiding the face would defeat this objective.
Paul Wakefield
These are also environmental portraits, one in landscape and the other in portrait, if the person works or lives in an interesting environment I think it would be interesting to show them in their location, this would also help the subject feel more at ease as they are somewhere they feel comfortable and they can and will relax more.
I might take the camera out one night and shoot some people I know in their houses, as this will mean they are comfortable and I can take my time with the camera talking to them to make them feel more relaxed before I start to set up the shot, people on the street usually do not like to stop and chat as they have somewhere they would rather be and it will be starting to get colder.
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