Just a quirky idea off the top of my head. Shot in my dorm room with horrible lights, my G2, my head (or at least part of it), and white poster board taped to my wall.
After the shoot, I threw this into photoshop using the following (in roughly this order):
Crop
Neat Image
Brightness/Contrast
Saturation
Resize
Sharpen
Save as a JPG
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I love the concept, but perhaps it has just a *little* too much negative space for my liking. I think taking about 3 - 4 inches off the top would have helped tremndously.
Great use of white space. Love the expression and sideways glance, which serves to emphasize the unusual composition. Would not rate nearly as highly without the facial cues.