contemporary vs classical comparison; michelle sank vs francis foot

The most visible similarity between these photographs of Francis Foots and Michelle Sanks work is that they are both a portrait of just one person. However a difference between the subjects is that Michelle Sanks model is visibly more modern and a significantly younger age, which could well indicate and represent the eras in which the photographs were captured. In terms of the context the photographs were taken there isn’t much of a background in Foots work as it is completely plain, where as in Michelle Sanks the image has quite clearly been taken in the teenage girls bedroom, her own environment, with her own belongings and this is a significant difference between the two photographs. Technically they would have been taken with very different type cameras due to the advance in technology over recent years, so the visibly better quality portrait is Michelle Sanks work, this appears as if it would have also been taken with artificial lighting due to the very clear and bright light, and this would’ve been unlikely within Francis Foots photograph.

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