The disparity between the two men can be read within their body language and serves as a cold reminder of the time they were taken. Hawse’s portrait of Southworth is dramatic and contrived in the body language and photographic technique that the image is exhibiting, the tilt of his head and the vignetting that focuses the lighting on Southworth’s head. In contrast Zealy’s “scientific” image of Renty is everything the previous image is not. The tonal value of the image is dark and given little importance as well as the pose, or lack thereof. However, the expression and emotion exhibited within the photo is anything but false. The humility behind Renty’s eyes contrasts greatly behind the dramatic flare which Southworth’s give
The disparity between the two men can be read within their body language and serves as a cold reminder of the time they were taken. Hawse’s portrait of Southworth is dramatic and contrived in the body language and photographic technique that the image is exhibiting, the tilt of his head and the vignetting that focuses the lighting on Southworth’s head. In contrast Zealy’s “scientific” image of Renty is everything the previous image is not. The tonal value of the image is dark and given little importance as well as the pose, or lack thereof. However, the expression and emotion exhibited within the photo is anything but false. The humility behind Renty’s eyes contrasts greatly behind the dramatic flare which Southworth’s give