Did you know that you could see farther and sharper if you squint or make a 'looking glass' out of hand? Try it. It is the same effect as the aperture on the camera lens.

If you want to make a photo like this, make sure you focused on eyes first. I used my remote control with a 2 second delay, so it could focus on my eye and I had two seconds to place my hand properly. Another nice feature of my Sony camera is that it can flip the screen so I can see it even when facing the camera. Great for auto-portraits. Light was provided by a remote flash-light, carefully placed to provide enough light to both, the eye and the hand.