How does this look? This was done for my friend I put in some good effort but am seek

As portraits go, this fairly good. The lighting on the subject is excellent. Perhaps a little different angle to give more interest.

Thank you very much, this is my first real portrait shot I have ever done however I'm willing to have any constructive critisism

too much editing for my taste. the angle doesn't say much to me. dont like the copy paste of the head to the background. doesn't match up.

It was just a business shot so it wasnt emphasising much. What are you saying about the head to background ? I'd love to know what you mean by doesn't match up @rocketman122. Take it easy !

did you copy paste the head and place it on another background image or was this the original shot as it was and u just edited it? his edge has a embossed shadow at the edge which seems like it was lassoed and pasted onto the background. Like I told you, the back looks too blurred compared to his face. it looks a bit unnatural. lighting is good, but maybe a bit warm on his face.

The body and head was behind a brick wall which I did my best to crop into a backdrop, and used a bit of drop shadow to make it more realistic like he was actually shot in this scene. So I guess the backdrops I Downloaded aren't as good as what I expected since they are too blurry ? Yes I shot outside so it was a warmer light which it could have been more of a 'studio light approach' I understand. Do u have any tips for cropping and making out the person is supposed to be in that actual shot?

Has that bad CGI look.

Meaning?

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Has that bad CGI look.

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What's the best way to not get that look??

Looks like obvious green screen attempt.

That's not helping me, it was cropped nicely and put onto a backdrop, but I'm asking for some good feedback to help me fix this issue

The back drop just doesn't look real. And the person in front is super sharp. The contrast between the two really doesn't blend well for me. There are good parts such as the sharpness of the subject.

Faking a realistic shadow that doesn't look like a mystical halo isn't easy. The obvious tip would be "try not to have to fake shadow". Either by keeping the original background (easier to do if you shoot with that in mind) or by learning (and tooling up) for proper green-screen technique which, at least, let's you use real shadows.

A studio shoot like you're trying to recreate would usually show NO shadow anyway as a professional would probably flood the background paper with a separate light than the one he exposes the subject with.

Perfect ! Love the ideas thanks alot guys I understand , I did put that shadow there I think I was a bit overboard wanting the person to feel more moulded to that backdrop. I'll take it out