How kind do you want to be to your subject? The features are sharper and the colors brighter in #2, but his skin is rough. Cheekbones, especially.
You haven't said what your workflow is. If you are shooting .jpg, and using the unsharp mask in Photoshop, the sharpening brings out the flaws as well as the edges. Sharpening in RAW, you can adjust the masking slider and sharpen the edges with less effect on the flat areas.
Your title asks about sharpening and you did a good job compared with the first one. If you want more info on the photo the white shirt kills it with the background. I know that is what he brought. I have clients who do the same even after a discussion so you do what you gotta do. Divide the photo into thirds both horizontally and vertically and place the subject closer to one of the points where the lines intersect. Gives more of and impact.
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How kind do you want to be to your subject? The features are sharper and the colors brighter in #2, but his skin is rough. Cheekbones, especially.
You haven't said what your workflow is. If you are shooting .jpg, and using the unsharp mask in Photoshop, the sharpening brings out the flaws as well as the edges. Sharpening in RAW, you can adjust the masking slider and sharpen the edges with less effect on the flat areas.
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