While this picture has several trappings of traditional
studio portraiture—sitters posing with props and a painted background—it is far
from typical. By including the edge of the scenic backdrop, the photographer
reveals the constructed nature of the picture. Rare too is the woman’s dress
and pose. Clad in a hunting outfit, she holds her gun in one hand and slips the
other into her coat

pocket. More common is the relationship between the two
figures. A standing European woman and sitting Indian servant are typical of
the time and illustrate the power dynamics at play in colonial India.