Shadow & Light

Two of the most basic and important elements of photography, at least to me.  This image, captured with a Canon 1Ds III and EF TS-E 90mm lens for S&K Jewelry.  The use of a shift lens allow the perspective control to level with the model while achieving the perspective of displaying the pearls in optimized way.
Only one source of light to flood the model, and most importantly the pearls, to create the high contrast image of strong highlight and shadow, hopefully to make the object stands out.