Me at the Dell with smoke in hand wondering either what someone was thinking when they took a shot or what I can do to take a shot as good. Tripod mounted, used remote.
Crop, Auto levels, Auto Contrast, Auto Color Correction. Layer adjustments: Hue and Sat to Gray Scale, Levels, Brightness/Contrast. USM, Resize, USM.
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The main subject is much to dark and my eye is drawn to all that clutter in the background which, unfortunately, is very brightly lit. This just has the look of a poor snap shot. The slightly elevated angle makes me wonder if you held the camera over your head and off to the side to get the shot. This would account for why the backgroun dis lit so well and the face isn't.
Dude, you've got a Dell! :) A little too dark on the person and too much light on the letters/papers. The crop seems a little too tight, would like to see more of what he's staring at.