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Stefan,

Very pretty girl. I love her freckles. I would never (hardly ever) cover them. It makes her look so Irish. You sure her name is not Maureen?

You have focused well on her eyes. I really like the mood you have created by having her lower her eyes. Her skin tone is very nice. The neutral background works well to accentuate her beautiful hair.

I do not see a reason to crop into her head. Cropping into the head usually implies that you are going to do a tight crop on the bottom of the subject -- which, of course, you have not done. Your subject should have more room in front of her than behind. This allows her to be facing into the picture, not out of it. You want to compositionally balance the left and right sides of the photograph. The compositional "rule" for this suggests that you position the tip of the subject's nose in the vertical center of the photograph.

Be careful of foreshortening. Watch for anything closer to the camera than the body. Feet, knees, hands, elbows and shoulders will look out of proportion (larger than normal -- foreshortened) to the rest of the body if they are in front of the body.

Be careful of split profiles. You do not want the tip of her nose to come close to touching the far cheek line. You are quite close. You want to make sure the far eye is either completely showing or not showing at all. You do not want to have the bridge of her nose cut her far eye. Thoughtful or reflective posing works well in a storytelling portrait. She has a very reflective look, but there is nothing in the photograph that indicates what she is reflecting upon. You might have included something to help the viewer.

You do not want to have your subject turned 90 degrees to the camera. This makes the head look unsupported. It usually looks best to angle your subject somewhere around 45 degrees. Her shoulders appear to be pushed forward which further add to a lack of head support. Be careful when you have her turn her neck. You have some nasty wrinkles showing.

You want to make sure that her face is what draws the most attention. Hers shoulder is lighter than her face which draws attention away from her face.

Your name is not part of the photograph. It belongs on the mat.

Nice shot,

Mark

Perfect shot

I like the free space behind her and her look way.

Best regards

The tones are just so lovely in this composition.