Environmental Portraits Quiz

What is the purpose of a great environmental portrait?

• To exclude the subject from their surroundings

• To blur the background completely

• To capture the subject in a particularly expressive moment

• To use a telephoto lens for the best results

What is essential to creating great environmental portraits?

• Keeping the subject positioned far from the camera

• Selecting a location where the subject appears to belong

• Using a wide aperture to blur the background

• Using a telephoto lens for a more dramatic look

What is the importance of incorporating props into an environmental portrait?

• To help the subject look and feel at home in their surroundings

• To distract the viewer from the subject

• To make the image more cluttered

• To make the subject less important in the composition

Why is it important to move the subject off center in an environmental portrait?

• To create a more visually dynamic image

• To make the subject less important in the composition

• To exclude the surroundings from the frame

• To allow the viewer's attention to scan the surroundings before being drawn back to the subject

Which camera orientation usually best showcases the environment in an environmental portrait?

• Circular

• Diagonal

• Vertical (portrait)

• Horizontal (landscape)

What is the benefit of using a mild wide angle lens for an environmental portrait?

• It includes more of the surroundings within the frame

• It compresses the sense of visual space between the subject and the background

• It produces a more visually arresting image

• It blurs the background completely

What is the focal point in an environmental portrait?

• The surroundings

• The props

• The background

• The subject's face

How can interaction be achieved in an environmental portrait?

• Through hand gestures

• Through verbal communication

• Through body language

• Through eye contact

What is the effect of using a mild wide angle lens for an environmental portrait?

• It excludes the surroundings from the frame

• It provides a more three dimensional feeling of space and depth

• It blurs the background completely

• It compresses the sense of visual space between the subject and the background

What is the benefit of using a horizontal (landscape) framing for an environmental portrait?

• It excludes the surroundings from the frame

• It blurs the background completely

• It compresses the sense of visual space between the subject and the background

• It allows for the inclusion of more environment within the frame