Recreation Assignment #2

David Douglas Stanton launched a rather unlikely career as a photographer after completing his bachelors degree at the University of Miami. He picked up photography as a hobby and haphazardly was able to catch the infamous John Dillinger in pictures during a hotel fire. As it turned out John was staying at the hotel and left the scene to save his own life, but left behind a suitcase of money. Upon realizing this, he ran back into the burning hotel on several occasions in order to get the money. All the while, David was just simply taking pictures and didn't know who he was photographing. These pictures eventually made it to the media, making him a well-known local celebrity.

Shortly after "getting on the map", John enlisted in the army and fought in a few wars. He brought his camera and captured the scenes. It was this work that made David truly famous. Most of his work came about from the wars going up to and including World War II. He then began using photographs as a way to express his opinion on the wars and garner support from his fan base.

In this photograph, the man appears to be very serious and worn. The lighting is relatively even across his face, although it seems shiny in spots. My recreation below has the even lighting and general compositional elements of the original. I attempted to have a similar expression, but am not sure that I fully captured it.