Composition: 8, Love this composition. Cropping out some of the head/face (like this shot) can really give an image a creative boost
Technical: 8, Great lighting and focus.
Appeal: 8, I like the tilt of the head.
Challenge: 8
Overall Calculated Average Score: 8
Good pose, nice composition. Perhaps this needed some leveling--it looks a bit muddy/flat to me--I would guess the whites are on the side of gray here.
A very cool layout with interesting face angle, a great stare into camera from the 3/4 facial position. The hair plays well to frame the head and then even the shirt participates along with the well matching background. An image to be very proud of. Bumping up.
very well done. The tight crop from the top is really effective, and the background is great too. Also it helps that you have a good subject to start out with :) I only think it might be more effective with a tighter from the right. 9.