the south-african

so please try to be as constructive as possible. Thanx!

Ok, i'll try it: I like it :) And now, the constructive part: interesting that the subject fits in a slight middle band. Though i'd give it a try to avoid the huge info-less mass. I'd like those light sources in the background to be a bit less bright. Perhaps it tips up the composition and the tone balance. I post a different cropping if i may suggest with the burning.

 

I have a somewhat similar portrait, i'd be happy if you told me your opinion about that. Cheers.

 

portrait form a strange angel with glasses and shallow dof

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Thanks,Pabo, for all three comments. I agree with you here: the highlights are too strong, and especially they look like flowing out of Jacques' nose:) I have a version where I just cloned them out, i think that looks a bit better. On the crop, that's also something to consider; the right side is indeed bigh and black without any use, and the faceline is dead center in the photo.

I see now that my burn-in-a-hurry jumps out from the scene... And yes, it seems that Jacques had a serious flu.

 

Thanks for your comments on the other portrait.