woman holding mortar hat in front of face

My best friend finished her college bachelor degree in human resources. When she told me she was graduated I insisted in taking her graduation pictures. As I was taking these, i really wanted to capture every detail that i thought would be memorable for her in the long run. This picture was inspired on a shot that i saw on the internet while i was browsing for some ideas. The end result was unique. I used all of my camera settings plus the use of an external flashpoint flash with an octagon shaped defuser.