I find Rothman's style to be very interesting. Shooting only in black and white, one would think that it would be difficult for him to make use of light and color, but that really is not the case. Also, i believe that what he lacks for in color, he makes up for in composition.
In the first image we see a beautiful forest, and even though there's a lack of color range, there are some beautiful things going on with light and color in the difference between the gray, white and black tones. Making this picture in black and white might've even been a better idea for achieving the aesthetic here. Honestly though, i cannot even start to break down this composition, all i know is that my eyes love it.
In the second image we see a portrait of a naked female. The windows beginning in the bottom corner, forming a nice diagonal line leading to the centered subject. The light gleaming against her bear skin also form some wonderful shadows and gradients. What's really interesting about this image for me though, is that stark contrast between the completely bright left side of the subject and the pitch black right side. What's also peculiar about this portrait is that the subject is a dividing line between the sides, extending across the center almost touching the top and bottom of the frame.
In the last portrait, there is another diagonal line leading to where the centered subject is sitting. Also i noticed that a lot of the little props around this decks seem to almost be pointing at that subject as well. There are two boxes that do this, one white and one black, and they even contrast which each other nicely at different planes of depth.
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