Not a bad start for a 14 year old, eh? I have chosen the bright, vibrant yellow in this photo to add a sense of drama and danger and the stance of the person in the photograph is very withdrawn, scared and urgent to get away from something
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Hmmm, I started this critique, hit the wrong button, and my message went away! Okay, I'll start again.
You had a good concept here, but I'm afraid the voters didn't 'get it'. I'm assuming you had a strong yellow light in the room playing down on the youngster who is trying to get away from it. Looks as if our photographers immediately went for "ha! wrong light balance setting" and didn't get back to what you were trying to do.
Well, on that one, live and learn, I guess.
As to composition, I think this image could be improved by being a little sharper. And by clearing out some of the background material. That is, try isolating the child so that it's just the child and the light. The busy background, in this instance, seems to compete with the story you are trying to tell. This is where as nice smooth backdrop (inexpensive smooth fabric works well) comes in handy.
All in all, a nice try and it looks as if you had fun doing it.
I wish you well at DPC and look forward to seeing more of your work.
My first reaction was that he has a fear of being hit, the way he is cowering and covering his head. Makes me think of an old, faded 1960's type snapshot.
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