Yes, I think your work here seems to be a cross between Dragan and Dave Hill. Dragan doesn't seem to put the emphases on the beard hairs etc. while Dave does. Dragan's work is never very colorful, but some of them seem to lean towards being warmer almost a golden yet desaturated, and with rich ruby tones in the lips.
I think the subject you chose is an interesting one as he's over the top with his fake beard and the pushing the PSing on this image seems natural to do. I wonder if you have an image of him that has some frowning or wrinkling that you could use to really push the style even more.
Andrejz is such an interesting guy. Besides his portrait work, he's also a Dr. of Quantum Physics, and a skilled musician and composer.
There are tons of sites that offer plugins and presets to create the Dragan effect but I doubt they will ever create anything close because he doesn't work globally and he doesn't have a specific procedure that he follows. Each image will be treated individually. To follow any rules to re-create what he does; he would probably say, rules are for those who can't think for themselves. So although he does tend to have a style, he changes what he does because he becomes bored and thinks the audience will be also. He says what he does is try to express what he finds interesting in a person. He will choose models because of their expressions or something that he finds is interesting about their look or face. He also notes that almost everyone he's done a portrait of doesn't like the final result. I think it has to do with him concentrating on bringing out details that end up showing people not in their best light. Have you seen his portrait of aging Pamela Anderson? whoa! Dragan does not even enjoy taking the photo, has a very simple setup, camera, 1 lens only and 1 flash-with light box.
Sorry about all the info about Dragan, but I thought some people might be interested to know. I think many know his work, but nothing of the man.
