I came upon this wonderful article from Digital Photography School Blog recently. I find it to be very well-written as well as educational not only for photographers but also to the general public. Here’s an excerpt from the article:
“By ‘on location’ or ‘environmental’ portraits I mean portraits taken of people in a situation where they live in (work, rest or play) and/or a place that says something about who they are.” Read more…
In my work, I always aim to bring out the best of people while in their natural environment so that means I’m pretty much pro environmental portraits more than anything else. Heck… I’m such an outdoor person myself & I love nature for sure! So that explains a lot, rite? I’m not saying that studio portraits are artificial or limited, mind you. Hey… there are people who are naturals in studio too! 
I hope this article will be as educational to you as much as it was for me. Share with us what you think… Environmental or Studio portraits? Looking forward to hear from you!
In the mean time, here are a few underwater portraits I took of a few new friends we made during our honeymoon in Layang-Layang this year.
Mr & Mrs Philippe Monnet
Laura Manuel
Reg Bateup
Wayne & Carla. They just got engaged! Congrates you two!!!
James Beattie
Amanda La Broy – Our giggly divemaster
Joni – our faithful boat captain
One of our group photo
I have more photos but I’m falling asleep as I’m completing this blog. So, check out my Flickr album for more later. Good nite all!
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Ooh nice pics! I like the one of James Beattie from underwater looking up.
[12-08-08 | 10:29 AM]Very nice! Love the surface-behind-model angle. Were they done during the safety stop, or did you ask them to jump down?
[14-10-08 | 5:37 PM]Thanx Grace!
Andy: The ones without scuba gears, they either skin dive for me or just floating on the surface. The ones with scuba gears, done during diving mostly. The great visibility & bright sunshine helps a lot!
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