Comparison Of Marlin Monroe And Anorexia

I chose the first image of marlin Monroe and the girl suffering from anorexia because of the huge controversy between the two. The use of these two images by each other are very well put together. The iconic marlin Monroe was a very healthy actress and wasn’t afraid to show it.
And the second picture lacking body fat represents our society and what the media often times portrays as socially acceptable. The Images colors strike you especially in the second image when the shading is intensified to show how boney and unhealthy she really is, it is almost frightening. The white background made the girl stand out because there was no distracting color the main focus was on her. In the marlin photo it has a lot of things going on in the background so the visual of marlin is not as focused in as that of the second picture.
The photo of marlin, the text is White and in a different font from the more popular times new roman, along with different font the most important concept of the definition of role model are bolded and larger than the rest of the text. The picture might have been a little better and easier to read if the text had been black, and or if the bigger words were black so they would stand out better on the light blue background of the photo. Or the other option would to put a neutral background around the text so the print is easier on the eyes The font on both photos are very different speaking with two very different tones. The first image is playful and light with a more playful tone, the second image has