Only the source is used

A fun font portrait that I created from a photo of a friend that I took. Just having fun.

I just rotated and adjusted letters, numbers, and symbols to create a portrait.

This was an easy one for me...I do this work every day as a photographic portrait retouch artist. THAT is my job....THIS is my fun!
The only sources I used were the contest photo and a background that I made. The rest is "skill and technique".
Some have suggested a background change (one of my own making) which I did and liked it better! Thanks for the critique!