Jeroen; Hurley style

I know, but am not an expert in, PH's work. Your basic lighting does indeed look familiar, PH in style, except if I recall correctly he goes for a perfect white background, mostly. By perfect, I mean not clipped, not even slightly grey, bang on white, and dead even, no darkening anywhere.

However, and more importantly your man looks PH in style, to me. Soft side lights providing a shadowless face. I am not sure if he goes that fast, in terms of aperture, maybe. You have a very shallow dof, which is OK if you nail the focus on the eyes. Here you seem to have missed focus, slightly as the chin and top lip are slightly sharper than the eyes. Moreover, I can't tell if the whole image is just out of focus or if your lens is soft and the chin /moustach is as sharp as it can make it, at the chosen aperture. But it is soft and the eyes are less sharp than the stubble on the tip of his chin and his upper lip.

It is a good attempt but focus is non negotiable in a studio / controlled shot. It is either right or not acceptable. Here it is not right, not being on the eyes, albeit by a fairly small error.

Does PH crop tops of heads. I have no idea, but you should check, if you are trying to copy his work, to learn and perfect your technique. For me I think this should not have been cropped at the top. The copping has moved his eyes too far up the frame, slightly.

Otherwise a good stab at it. Keep it up.

Awesome photo here Paul! I like the way it is cropped and the position he is in. However the eyes and mouth are not in sharp focus. To me eyes are always the most important part of the photo when I shoot portraits, so I always focus on them and let the rest of the photo fade when I shoot wide open. Overall, great job and keep it up!