We’ve been talking quite a bit about Environmental Portraits in recent weeks, and today I want to talk exclusively about the work of Arnold Newman, one of the finest Environmental Portrait photographers ever.
Author: Federico Alegria
Federico has a decade of experience in documentary photography, and is a University Professor in photography and research methodology. He's a scientist studying the social uses of photography in contemporary culture who writes about photography and develops documentary projects. Other activities Federico is involved in photography are curation, critique, education, mentoring, outreach and reviews. Get to know him better here.
Conceptualization in photography is the act of forming or building something conceived in the mind that can be expressed by way of photographs. Follow these steps to stage your ideas and build meaningful photographs.
Have you ever wondered why taking a transcendental photograph is so difficult? Have you ever analyzed the elements that iconic photographs share in common with each other? Well, making a list of things common to every great image is almost impossible, because every picture has a unique aesthetic and transmits a unique message. But even […]
Architecture photography has much in common with landscape photography. It’s meant to capture the grand essence of some of humanity’s most ambitious projects, and thanks to the mysterious serenity it can depict, it has invited many photographers into trying to develop their style within this fantastic genre. Just like landscape photography, architecture photography demands patience […]
Let’s face it. We love taking photographs, and in many cases, these pictures include people. A lot of the images that we see depicting people fit comfortably within the genre of portraiture. Portraits have been with humanity throughout history and have left us not only with a huge number of images of faces, but also […]
When people refer to candid photography as a thing, they tend to see it as a genre, but this is not exactly how candid works. Candid (in photography) must be seen as a feature because it really refers to a way of approaching subjects. It’s not a genre. Documentary photography, photojournalism and street photography are […]
