Location Portraiture - Definition Post

Location portraiture is an image of an individual in an environment, not just a studio. 

What is needed for location portraiture:

• tripod
• camera
• adapted camera settings (shutter speed, aperture, depth of field)
• a wide depth of field

I believe that this image above by Alec Soth would be a 1/200 shutter speed, with a limit of 1/125, the f stop would be 5.6 or lower, with the ISO ranging from 200-400. 


When taking photographs of location portraiture it's essential to focusing on the subject, and blurring the background whilst using a manual focus. It's also vital that a relationship is formed with the subject you wish to photograph in order to ensure they do not feel uncomfortable when you photograph them, and they feel at ease. Moreover, the eyes being in focus is key, as this will capture the subjects true emotion, and make the overall outcome appear clear, and crisp; in order to ensure you have the eyes in focus, you can take the image and then zoom into the eyes and see if they are blurred. We use a shallow depth of field in order to focus on the subject, whilst blurring the background, this is a key part of location portraiture.