Realism: photo study I

I am doing a few photo studies that I want to make photo-real. This way I hope to advance a lot in texturing and refining my paintings.

Another one is in the make, and with video timelapse!

Photo reference:
http://www.yatzer.com/assets/Article/2633/images/errikos-andreou-talks-to-yatzer-the-beast-within-yatzer-16.jpg