environmental portraits
Portraits of people in their environment or in context of a location is a major part of what I do, the people are the main subject but where they are situated can communicate far better than a simple studio or plain background. Lighting and directing environmental portraits is challenging but rewarding as the final image can communicate with power.
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![Neil Hoogland](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/gullachsen-copyright-n-9731-1024x683.jpg)
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![farmer in flat cap, in barley with moody sky and tree in background](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-2-5-1024x667.jpg)
![man with boats and boathouse behind -](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-0312-1024x576.jpg)
![Large man in front of a saw with log in sawmill](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-DSC_8139-1-1024x731.jpg)
![Man in wetsuit and goggles leaving water with Compton Verney house in background](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-5721-2-1024x683.jpg)
![lifestyle portarit of lady in lounge in cashmere jumper](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/primal-gullachsen-_DSC4701-1024x683.jpg)
![](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/bird-on-rock-1024x679.jpg)
![UB40 tour kit store Birmingham](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ub_40_final-1024x671.jpg)
![Backstage - man leaning against wicker crate](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/JONATHAN_CHURCH_final-1024x742.jpg)
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![Foundry Worker](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/gullachsen-copyright-4-1024x683.jpg)
![Dan Szor in a distillery](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Gullachsen-copyright-0189-1024x683.jpg)
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![Lads at skatepark posing to camera](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-0959-1-1024x683.jpg)
![Chef against wall with lights smiling, with tattoos](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-1832-683x1024.jpg)
![lifeguard next to victorian baths](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-Smethwich-BSAC-6035-1024x682.jpg)
![Blonde lady in t shirt and slacks with mirrors behind in bathroom](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Gullachsen-copyright-retouched-V1-5612-1024x684.jpg)
![Man in Hard Hat in front of Caterpillar machine in Quarry](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/CAT-TRIP-SNAPS-005108-mod-2-1024x675.jpg)
![Farmer in Cap standing in field with Barley in hand, with Oak tree in background and stormy sky](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/organic-farmer.1-1024x667.jpg)
![surgeon in theatre looking to camera](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/tariq_ismail-1024x688.jpg)
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![man in grass Roller on cricket pitch](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-2723-1024x684.jpg)
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![Knight in armour outside Warwick Castle](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-9975-1024x683.jpg)
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![lady in lake with swimming costume exiting at Finish with Stately Home , Compton Verney in BAckground](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-5782-2-crop-final-1024x683.jpg)
![Man with swimming pool behind, he in diving equiment and mask on](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/gullachsen-copyright-Smethwich-BSAC-5970-2V2--1024x683.jpg)
![couple in dining area - toward camera](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/gullachsen-copyright-.-5562-Charlotte-Ryan-final_-683x1024.jpg)
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![Bishop of Birmingham 2005](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Rt_Rev_Dr_John_Sentamu._Anglican_Bishop_of_Birmingham-1024x712.jpg)
![Man in front of Cotswold stone HQ](https://www.gullachsen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Gullachsen_copyright_-_-0171-1024x683.jpg)