Photo #1
This photo is one of my favorites because of the person that's in it. It's my two year old cousin who is the cutest person ever. What makes it worthy of being one of my actual photography-wise favorite is that it's taken at quite a unique angle. It's a portrait because it has her face, but it's kind of taken from a lower point, and the camera was looking up at her.
Photo #2
This is one of my favorites because it's a full body portrait, but it's not a direct picture, it's taken through a mirror. I think this isn't exactly a common way to take full body pictures, and at the same time it shows a real high school student in their environment.
Photo #3
I enjoy this picture because I like back lighting. This is also an environmental photo because it shows my mom doing something fairly common. Being at a computer is a pretty normal thing nowadays, it's how people get a lot of work done. This shows her doing something that makes her who she is.
Photo #4
I like this photo because of the way the light is in this picture. It's a great shot of her face but it's also really unique lighting wise because it's back lit but at the same time the light shines on her face in the front.