Pensive

[Chapp]

MOD EDIT: Fixed the link, Chapp. Hope you don't mind.

[savona]

Hey Chapp, Nice to see you joining in! Can you give us some insight to your thoughts here? I would have liked to see more of the face myself.

[LuisV]

I hate to be this rough......... nothing about this shot works well. It's not at all flattering. It's not mysterious. There is no clear subject. There is nothing that draws my attention.

For a photograph to work you need

1) a clear subject.
2) you need to bring attention to that subject.
3) you need to make sure nothing detracts from that subject. ie. No tree growing from heads

For portriats...

try to make a connection with the subject....... try to deliver an emotion.... a thought. That can be anything at all.......sexy, love.... happiness, joy..... hurt, pain...... intelligence, power, position, etc.