Dubious expression

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Pretty much all I know about portrait photography is what I’ve learned by photographing my grandson.

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ISO 4000, 100mm, f/2.8, 1/160th sec.

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Great lighting and the expression is wonderfully enigmatic, Don. I also like the antique looking tonality.

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Lovely!! That’s the way to learn! The expression is priceless and the lighting superb. Getting the right balance with sidelight is not easy but you have it here, with the right softness.

If I were to suggest tweaks, I would do a subtle gradient burn on the right and bottom and darken the wisp of hair on the left, but hardly necessary – I just never know when to quit.

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Dennis, Diane, thank you both.

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Thanks, Sandy. He’s not camera-shy!