Favorite from portrait work this week?!

[TieraDPhoto]

Here's my favorite, whats yours? I shoot mostly Portraits for Artists and Musicians. Sometimes live shows and festivals like Lollapalooza but I enjoy stylized portraits the most. They are bold, fun and can have added context, and I like the creative process of deciding lighting and mood that is desired. 

Settings: Canon 7D Mark II - Tamron 10mm Lens - 1/100 f7.1 iso1600 

[Waddizzle]

Not trying to be nosy, but it is a tradition in this forum to post what gear you used, as well as the exposure settings.  This is so that others can learn from your experience.

I think the light source in the top right corner ruins the shot.  Not only is the camera being fooled, which causes the subject to be under exposed, but the light source seems to demonstrate that your lens filter, or front element may need cleaning.

[TieraDPhoto]

I'm new here so I did'nt know about the settings etc etc which is good to know! Thanks for your comments on my photo but I added that. This artist is a rapper. If I was photographing a lawyer or something more casual, I wouldn't have done this. The right side of the face is meant to be in shadow. I can appreciate a creatique but most of it is opinion. 

[CarlLewis]

I've got a few of photographers whose work with people I respect for different reasons, among them Arnold Newman, Philippe Halsman, and Jim Marshall, of the top of my head. I tend to like and create images where compositionally all of the elements lead back to the primary subject because anything else tends to be distracting to me. Part of the tools I use to control the frame is depth of field (f/stop) and depth of focus. These 2 in camera tools begin to shape how i want my audience to see what I want my audience to see. The use of different kinds of lighting that can contribute to 'creating the image'. The Time and Life Series on Photography has a book dedicated  Lighting, the different kinds of light, and how they can affect/control the resultant 'image'.