Portraits and self portraits

I like this professional photo because it has leading lines that leads to the subject. I like the illusion that the photo creates when you look through it you see many triangles. There is a great contrast in colors, it you look at the background of the photo it gets darker as you look up the wall. The edges of the first triangle balances the photo.

This self portrait photo is nice because it nearly fills the hole frame. The subject is fully visible and is the first thing the viewer notices. I like how it's taken at an angle. It creates a certain flare to  the photo.

In my future photos I hope to accomplish more of the rules of photography and try to avoid mergers in order to take better photos.