Portrait Photographer

I am taking a moment to show a photograph taken by Sam Taylor-Wood. She is a British photographer who takes intense emotional portrait photographs. This particular photograph I think is interesting and important enough to talk about not because it is anymore important than any others in this particular series, but that like the other photographs in the series it is playful and dramatic. It encapsulates many of the things that we look for in a photograph and fine art in general and does it well. Not only is it composed well and the lighting is right and fits a one third two thirds balance, but the subject matter is important. It is very dramatic in it's energy. I like to think about the relationship with the woman and the chair and the shadow. The delicate balance and falling motion. Every last element of the photograph is purposeful and meant to convey a story or message.