Name of this kind of photography? (Page 3): Never heard of a long time exposure?

JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

frankraney wrote:

Isn't every photo a moment in time?

Never heard of a long time exposure?

dadaist

plumbbob1 wrote:

Hi, I've going to do a job in a few days and I don't know what to name its type.

It will be an Old Time Couple in front of a restaurant that they have owned for years. The purpose of the photo will be to place it in their restaurant for posterity.
It doesn't seem that it would be called a portrait or a snap shot.

I just don't know what to call it.

I would title it "Only Yesterday", since it will be remaining in the restaurant. Print it in Sepia, to give it the old time look.

frankraney Loc: Clovis, Ca.

JohnSwanda wrote:

Never heard of a long time exposure?

Would that be just a longer period of time? Lol....

gwilliams6

It is called an environmental portrait, always has been called that. I have an assignment for my university photography students to do an environmental portrait.

Here is a shot of a famous sushi chef and restauranteur. Is this a food shot or an environmental portrait? It is actually both.

Cheers and best to you.

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JohnSwanda Loc: San Francisco

frankraney wrote:

Would that be just a longer period of time? Lol....

A moment is a brief period of time.

saidel42 Loc: NJ

Only if the subject is surrounded by his/her food. Environmental portraiture by Newman reflects the work the person does, not just the place where the person works. (I knew Arnold for several years prior to his passing. He was both a great photographer and a great storyteller.)

gwilliams6

saidel42 wrote:

Only if the subject is surrounded by his/her food. Environmental portraiture by Newman reflects the work the person does, not just the place where the person works. (I knew Arnold for several years prior to his passing. He was both a great photographer and a great storyteller.)

Environmental Portraiture can be ANY portrait in the environment of their place of work or habitat, NOT just showing them working. I have been doing this as a pro for 50 years, and as a longtime professor of photography at the university level where I have taught this stuff to hundreds of photo students. And I have also been a longtime photo contest judge, and those are the accepted definitions.

Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmental_portrait

"An environmental portrait is a portrait executed in the subject's usual environment, such as in their home or workplace, and typically illuminates the subject's life and surroundings. The term is most frequently used of a genre of photography.

By photographing a person in their natural surroundings, it is thought that you will be able to better illuminate their character, and therefore portray the essence of their personality, rather than merely a likeness of their physical features. It is also thought that by photographing a person in their natural surroundings, the subject will be more at ease, and so be more conducive to expressing themselves, as opposed to in a studio, which can be a rather intimidating and artificial experience. "

Cheers and best to you.

Firstdance_2000

plumbbob1 wrote:

Hi, I've going to do a job in a few days and I don't know what to name its type.

It will be an Old Time Couple in front of a restaurant that they have owned for years. The purpose of the photo will be to place it in their restaurant for posterity.
It doesn't seem that it would be called a portrait or a snap shot.

I just don't know what to call it.

I would default to either, Vintage or Retro...maybe even Yesteryear....

burkphoto Loc: High Point, NC

gwilliams6 wrote:

Environmental Portraiture can be ANY portrait in t... (show quote)

Yep. High school seniors’ favorite portraits are lifestyle and activity environmentals. I know photographers who made $1000 to $1600 per sitting selling those. They make hundreds of proofs, set them to the kids’ favorite music, sit back, and watch. When they cry, they buy…

gwilliams6

burkphoto wrote:

Yep. High school seniors’ favorite portraits are lifestyle and activity environmentals. I know photographers who made $1000 to $1600 per sitting selling those. They make hundreds of proofs, set them to the kids’ favorite music, sit back, and watch. When they cry, they buy…

stan0301 Loc: Colorado

if it is all legit you have a portrait - if not a essay image - which is perfectly ok

DLannan2205 Loc: Indiana

plumbbob1 wrote:

Hi, I've going to do a job in a few days and I don't know what to name its type.

It will be an Old Time Couple in front of a restaurant that they have owned for years. The purpose of the photo will be to place it in their restaurant for posterity.
It doesn't seem that it would be called a portrait or a snap shot.

I just don't know what to call it.

Pioneer Portraits? (Depends on type of dress and restaurant)

MJPerini

On one level it in an environmental Portrait, a couple's Portrait in front of their restaurant.
When you say old time do you mean that they are old or that they are in a period costume?
It is still a portrait, and a planned event so it is not street photography.
You could call it a Portrait in costume if that is what it is.
If it is not in costume it is a Location Portrait because both the people and the restaurant are significant to the picture
Personally I don't think it matters much what you call it
You should however be clear about what they THEY think the purpose is and then shoot to that preference.

joecichjr Loc: Chicago S. Suburbs, Illinois, USA

gwilliams6 wrote:

It is called an environmental portrait, always has been called that. I have an assignment for my university photography me at work and see the results students to do an environmental portrait.

Here is a shot of a famous sushi chef and restauranteur. Is this a food shot or an environmental portrait? It is actually both.

Cheers and best to you.

Those guys are really artists when you watch them work and see the results ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

Rocky Beech

I've always thought of that as vintage photography.