These two images show two different examples of location photography that are used to communicate different messages to the audience. The first image uses it's environment in order to create a vast theme of contrast. The background is dirty, old and littered with graffiti. Contrast is created by having a young ballerina stand within the frame. The young ballerina offers connotations to purity and innocence which causes her to stand out against the background in away that would be harder to do within a studio. The second image utilises the location to create a story within the frame. The images on the wall with the man in the middle almost act as chapters of the person's life. We can see when he was young, his wife, his children and maybe even his grandkids, revealing a detailed story within a single image.
Location portraiture is an alternative means of taking photos that many photographers utilise in unique ways to achieve amazing results. A most basic benefit of using location portraiture is simply due to the interesting backdrops that can be found to make an image more interesting to one that was taken within a studio. A more thoughtful example of location portraiture can be used to show contrasts and other formal elements in a more visually interesting way. Locations can be used to tell entire stories within a single image, revealing their culture or even revealing details of their life. This is quite an expansive topic if you are willing to place thought into your photographs in order to tell a larger story.
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