This is me in my office pretending to work. I'm not expecting a great score, probably mid-5's, but thought I'd try entering something with my point-and-shoot for a change. I didn't have a tripod so I just held the camera with my right-hand.
Cropped, cloned out some light glints, resized, sharpened, applied noise-reduction.
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Thanks for the comments everyone! I anticipated that the casual shirt would knock the scores further down. (I'm in academia and work with physicists, so I could easily get by with shorts and a tee-shirt if I wanted :) ) I didn't notice the sweat, though my office can be warm (82F/28C is typical). And I agree that the white balance seems to be off (despite the auto wb setting)--I should have caught that one.
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I think this could work. Good subject. But I'm not sure about the color of the light for the purpose of a stock photo. Stock photos always seem to be "perfectly" lit with studio lights and such.
The dude looks a bit sweaty. I find the reflection distracting. Also for a business Person challenge it would have been better if he was wearing a shirt and tie.
Might want to check your white balance.
However, it is well framed. I like the close up. I like the lighting and how there is a shadow on the left side of his face drawing attention to his concentration. Nice and sharp image.
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