Introduction to the Visual Arts

Environmental Portraits

small banner for LBSU COTA SOA Art 110, Spring 2019

 

Todd Gray
Todd Gray

Your Camera

Better cameras are better, but any camera, phones included, will let you think about the space of Environmental Portraits, and will let you generate an image that might be useful in the future.

Dina Sherman
Dina Sherman

Express Yourself

While “headshots” show that you’re human and can smile, environmental portraits show how deeply engaged you are with mechanical engineering, your band, health care, skateboarding, business marketing, communications, etc

Matthew Rodela
Matthew Rodela

Your Environmental Portrait

Enlist all the help you need, or meet up with a classmate and help each other take an Environmental Portraits that you can use on your website. Show yourself in the context of your Engineering, Business, Fashion Merchandising, Health & Human Services, Film, Dance, or other career.

Melissa Maxfield
Melissa Maxfield (in her studio)
Melissa Maxfield
Melissa Maxfield (at her gallery exhibition)

Samples

In addition to the few pix on this page, you can do a Google Image Search for “Environmental Portrait.” You’ll find lots of great images. Sometimes the subject looks at the camera. Sometimes they look at their work. Sometimes they’re in their studio, lab, or office. Sometimes they’re in the field. For your environmental portrait, try to find a setting that expresses your passion, whether that’s about your career, or another aspect of your life.

Alex Vasquez
Alex Vasquez

Blog Post

Post your photo(s) on your WP Blog and write a bit about:

  1. What you were going for?
  2. How successful you think you were or were not?
  3. What you might do different next time?

In addition to your WP Blog post, be sure to add your awesome new environmental portrait to your Wix or other website to make an even awesomer presentation of you and your work!

Carrie Lincourt
Carrie Lincourt
Beth Syverson
Beth Syverson