An environmental portrait uses the subject’s surroundings to tell part of the story. The standard approach — 85mm at f/1.8, background reduced to a soft wash — removes the environment from the frame and makes every location look like the same location. The Sony FE 24mm f/1.4 G Master at close focus distance does the opposite: it puts the subject large in the frame while the environment behind them is recognizable and spatially coherent.