Helping Hand

I have taken an interest recently in lighting and portraiture. Edgy lighting appeals to me, but it isn't always flattering to the subject. So I tried photographing my own hands. Hands in some ways are as expressive as faces and men are supposed to have rough hands anyway. For this picture, I had hard direct light from camera left, and then blended some color from the original back into a B&W version of my hand. I then increased the contrast and added noise to make it look grittier.