Portraiture - Edward Steichen

One other photographer I have decided to look at is Edward Steichen. In this image of Mary Pickford, I think, he has done an amazing job of capturing the expression on her face of the sadness in her eyes and portrays that beautifully across on camera. I really like this image and would maybe try to create an image inspired by this shot. It stood out to me not just because of the expression on the woman's face but because I like how he chose to crop the image. It's a close up and cut off from just below the shoulders however leaves a fair distane at the top of the image from her head and a similar distance on the sides which I think help balance it out. The photo looks like he has caught her in thought about something that brings sadness to her, like a sad memory or he may have caught her looking at someone or something. I also like how her hands match her head in the angle they are positioned. Over all, in my opinion the photo works very well.

Pohtograph by Edward Steichen and found on this site - http://www.eliteauction.com/catalogues/060813/catalogue.php?start=200