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Thoughts?

I think it's a very nice portrait. The BW tone, contrast are real good. Great pose.

A bit of an unusual portrait; I can't recall too many others with a person actively smoking. There's good tonality and texture in the face, though there seems to be a slight mismatch with the tone of the hand, which is significantly lighter. I would be tempted to do a bit of dodging and burning to equalize the flesh tones somewhat. There's a good balance of diagonal lines, with the centerline of the face and the hand going one way and the cigar/cigarette/whatever, the smoke, and the line of the eyes going the other. The expression is interesting and slightly ambiguous: quietly confident and self-assured would be my main reading. Overall, a nice photo; I'm guessing your friend likes it also.

Tremendo retrato.