My kids were not cooperating, but the neighbor's kid would stay still long enough for a few shots! I'm not really into portraits (meaning I'm not that good) and have taken very few. So, this challenge was truly challenging. I wish I had taken more time to compose this a little better. It's quite boring.
Taken outdoors just around twilight, so I took an exposure for ambient light, then added just a little fill with my flash.
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Nice capture of general youthful happiness. Looks like you hit just the right focal point as his eyes and mouth are well focused, the nose is just a bit soft. Good lighting and blurring out of the background. Overall, well done. Best of luck to you in the challenge.
The expression is great. However, there is something funky going on with this young man's hair on the top middle of this head. The sides are sharp and contain detail but midway up his forehead upward contains little detail and is blurred. It's a distracting element in an otherwise good photo.
I get the strong impression that the original picture is blurred and you tried to save it using PS. My impression may be wrong, but a photo that leaves that impression is not a good photo.
It's a timeless expression on the subject's face, but the lighting on the features makes this look slightly overexposed. I might try lightly burning the cheeks and chin regions to bring out those freckles, too.
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