Greetings from the Critique Club!
Taking a Self Portrait is always hard for me, for many reasons. The obvious reasons, of course... about it being difficult and then... I don't know how to capture my personality very well, as I think I can when I photograph others. Also, I'm uncomfortable in front of the lens.
It appears that you feel something of the same as I do, but maybe I'm wrong. I wish you had an expression that engages the viewer more... draws them in to find out who you are. I think if you'd cropped a bit closer (since the background adds nothing to the scene, and might actually detract), we would feel more intimate with you. As it is, your expression seems far away and the loose crop reinforces that far away feeling.
Perhaps that's what you were trying to portray, and if so, just ignore me. LOL!
I also think the image size is too small for the voters to see the image well, and that contributed to your low score. If you take advantage of the entire 1200 pixels (per side) and 700KB limits, you will be able to show off your focus better.
Go back and look at your "Curious about his missing molars" image. That is a GORGEOUS portrait. You've included something about his personality... steadfast gaze and finger in his mouth... Those draw the viewer in. Also, it's close enough to see and there's no distraction in the background.
I love it that you found a way to do a self portrait with only what you had. Books and such. So clever!
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