Guardian of the mansion

On PBS in America this week, Ken Burnes' documentary "The Dust Bowl" premiered. Subject matter was the terrifying dust storms on the plains in the 1930's which were documented in black & white stills by a legion of notable photographers.
The key to these photographs were the emotions pictured on the faces of the men, women and children who endured this meteorlogical hell. People literally died from dust and blown dirt. Photographers captured the living, and at times, the dead well, and told their story to America through photography.
So it is with your work; you capture expressions that convey emotion. The first thing I look at is the face. That's where the story lies, the rest is photographic technique. Your models make one pause; they communicate for one to ponder, hope for, lust for and frankly, wish the best for. You evoke that slight pause. In this photograph, its the model + the gaze + the outfit & necklace + the pose + the out of focus back drop=the chemistry of success!