Environmental Portrait

In this assignment we were directed to create an enviornmental portrait of a subject. We were to use the person and their surroundings to show who they are and what they are like and do like. I met this man, Carl Capua-Breeden and formed this photograph.

I went with some friends on Saturday to go do some skateboarding photography in Everett, Wash., and one of my buddies brought this man, Carl Capua-Breeden, 24, who films and edits skateboard videos. 

After a day of skateboarding, a small group of us returned to Capua-Breeden’s house to review footage from that afternoon.  What got him into being a skateboard videographer? Simple, he grew up with skateboarding and watching skate videos and simply wanted to produce his own.

“Skateboarders see the world differently than your average Joe,” Capua-Breeden said. “To try and materialize that is pretty rad, and challenging,” he said.

It is taking something that is already liked and expanding on it, he said. To make it your art and your vision is rewarding, Capua-Breeden said.