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Thank you.

Huy,

She is a very pretty girl. You have focused quite well on her eyes. You have her angled to the camera which helps to make her appear thin, feminine and graceful. The background is nicely out of focus so that attention goes to the subject. She is well separated from the background. You lighting is good. There are nicely filled-in shadows on her face which help to give depth to your photograph. Her skin tone is very good. The contrast and color saturation is very good.

Although she has a pleasant expression, for some reason I find her smile a little forced -- not really natural looking. Of course, that may very well be her natural smile and I would be way wrong. I just don't feel any connection to her.

She does have catch lights, but I would like to see them more distinct. They are a soft line across the middle of her eyes. Her make-up is not bad, but a little eyeliner under her eyes would help to make her eyes more dominant.

The hat is cute, but I'm not sure it does anything for the outfit. Her hair also blends into the shadows of the hat. There should be more light in that area or I would get rid of the hat. The hat and sunglasses stuck in her shirt look like an afterthought.

The orange of her "jumper?" is not really bright, but the color is very different than any of the other colors in the portrait. You want to avoid bright colors and bold patterns in clothing. In a portrait the subject’s face is what is most important and nothing should draw the viewer’s attention away from the face.

The top crop is very good. I would crop a bit on the left side. I think there is a bit too much tree there. The bottom is cropped right up to right hand. My eyes go there and are drawn down and right out of the photograph. Move your crop down to include some material below her pocket so that the viewer's eyes have a place to stop before leaving your photograph. Also, if you want her hand in her pocket, have her thumb outside. All of her hand in her pocket makes her look like an amputee. Its almost like cropping at a joint.

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. Give her some more room on the right side of your photograph.

I would soften the circles under her eyes.

Nice shot,

Mark

Mark, thanks a lot for your comments. I learn a lot from it. Really appreciate.

Cheers,

Huy