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There is a lot I like about this portrait The three-quarter view, his eyes, the strong nose and texture of his skin, the detail in which we can see each whisker. I don't care for the crop to the extent we have half-his mouth with a dark, negative space left. And I don't care for the crop to the extent we have that bit of two-colored blue in the lower right corner with just a few stray hairs, which accents the way the hair is otherwise blocked out into blackness. Turning back to what is good, I think the lighting is perfect. So in summary, for me, this portrait is a mix.

I like the crop , it created a strange mood . Good work

Wonderful photo!!

I like to analyze composition based upon where my eyes move in looking at the image. Here they immediately go to the eyes in the portrait - they are the brightest objects. Then they quickly follow the gaze and move to the left. Then, if this were in a bound book, I would turn the page. Maybe I might gaze back at the nose and mustache first. Never would my eyes go to the ear and the dark hair on the right. How to keep me looking longer? Crop out the ear and the dark hair by putting a right margin just over the end of the eyebrow so that the nose is exactly centered left to right. Then your picture becomes a duel between the bright eyes and a hidden something just to the left that can never be seen. That creates drama and tension in the image.

 

Regards,

 

Jerry