[Man with Carpentry Tools] (Main View)

For his portrait, this carpenter chose to be shown in the company of the tools of his trade: a bench plane and miter saw. Curlicues of wood shavings suggest actual work in progress, but the static quality of his pose and the blank backdrop indicate that the portrait was made in the photographer's studio rather than the carpenter's workroom. Despite such obvious staging, this worker stands proudly with his tools, looking directly at the camera.