W.Eugene Smith

W.Eugene Smith uses over exposure in the first image to darken out the surrounding areas of the image and focuses on bringing light to the face of the boy in the tub of water. Using this form of exposure you can see very good detail in the boys face and his body. He uses this to show his viewers the pain that he and his mother are in but also the darkness shows that emptiness and the helplessness they feel. By brightening whites and darkening blacks, He not only tells a story, but creates awareness to his viewers as a cry of help. In the second image most of it is underexposed, to show detail in both the girls face and the doctors face. He was able to capture sorrow, pain, and peace all in one image. The exposure allows for the wrinkles in the man forehead to be brought out and it allows for a softness in the girls face, which shows pureness and helplessness.