Both of these images create a sense of confused or lost identity, Soltau can be seen portraying this through her use of a cut out face stitched onto the original, Cahun presents this through the character created in her image ‘I’m training, don’t kiss me’ where she is presenting an alter male ego. Both Soltau’s and Cahun’s image create a feeling of melancholy, i believe this is created through the all around sadness of both images highlighted by facial expression and a lack of colour. while Soltau’s image is a coloured photo, it shares parts of the monochrome theme with Cahun’s image. Both images have emphasis on the lips, Soltau’s work features 2 sets of lips, one on the face and one printed onto the face, similarly, Cahun’s character is captured with obvious red lips placed on a ‘male’ character, perhaps supporting Cahun’s views on sexuality, identity and expression. We can see in Cahun’s image, she has created more of a noticeable narrative, personally, I believe this surrounds Cahun’s views of gender and breaking gender stereotypes of the time.

The lighting in Soltau’s work is very soft, perhaps shot in a white studio accompanied by a flash, Cahun’s work was captured with a much stronger light, accompanied by dark features such as dark walls, dark objects. Cahun’s image creates a huge sense of being watched, through the message on her chest and the sense that her character looks as if they would be in a public environment.