Self Portraits

The reason i really like this pic is because i like that the subject actually looks like they are into something also it has a style of photography in it which is lines if you look in the background at the books. I would like to shoot a picture that has other qualities in it other than a good looking subject i want a unique picture as a whole.
Self Portrait- The one of the lady looking up is really nice because she made it seem like she was waiting on something, and i also like the way she used leading lines to draw my eyes to the subject and it also uses the rule of thirds.