I've chosen to write about this image because it is successful on a number of different levels. The lighting is absolutely gorgeous; the backlight with the faded out edges really brings your attention to the subject. The light also does a really great job of hitting all the jewelry that the young woman is wearing and it creates wonderful texture that jumps off the page. I also like the tones that were used to create this. It has more of a warmer feeling than just a harsh black and white and even though there are so many shades of gray, they don't seem to get lost in each other. As for the subject itself, i believe that it has a lot of emotion and it looks really authentic. I like how the girl is not looking at the camera and the position doesn't look too forced (I think the cropping helped achieve this as well).
