Katja

Very pretty girl, lovely portrait with excellent light. While I adore from the ends of her hair to her lovely head, I felt the light on the hands doesn't flatter them and I thought her right hand (the lower hand) wasn't as attractively posed/cropped as it could be. If I sound too critical I apologize, I actually like this shot very much. I might be tempted to crop it a bit differently, because the top half is so strong.

Thank for the comment, it was a good recommendation... and a good critique makes a better master ;)

I will tray to redo the photo.

Gatis,

Katja is a very pretty girl. You have focused well on her eyes. She has very good eye contact with the camera (viewer). She has such a nice slim facial structure that broad lighting works very well for her. The skin tone on her face and chest is very good. I like the specular highlights on her lips. The background is nicely neutral and its gradation of tones is very good.

Her hair is lovely and the style really accentuates her beautiful long neck and slim face. Be careful of the runaway hairs than are across her right eye. Those should be removed.

I like the Rembrandt lighting very much. Unfortunately, she has some shadows falling across both eyes -- especially her left eye. Be careful of the shadow under her left eyebrow. Her pupils are quite dilated. If you use brighter modeling lights or have a brighter area to shoot her in, her eyes will not become so dilated.

Catch lights give her eyes life. One catch light per eye is preferred. I would soften the dark circles under her eyes. Her make-up looks very good, but I would add a little more eyeliner under her eyes to make them stand out even better. A tad more mascara on her bottom eyelashes would also help.

Your contrast is quite good. I would like to see the whites of her eyes a little whiter and her black dress with a little more detail.

Do not pose your subject straight on to the camera. This is not a very feminine pose. Showing your subject’s widest areas (shoulder to shoulder or hip to hip) makes those areas appear wide. Your subject will appear thinner and more feminine, graceful and elegant if turned at an angle to the camera. The lines you see from an angle have more apparent motion, interest and grace. You usually do not want to have your subject turned 90 degrees to the camera. This can make the head look unsupported. It usually looks best to angle your subject somewhere around 45 degrees.

The posing of her left hand looks awkward. It creates an odd angle at her elbow. Having her fingers out towards the camera makes them appear larger than normal.

Mark H. is quite right about the color her hands and the cropping and position of her right hand. You don't want to crop into her right elbow.

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. Once you pose her at an angle to the camera, it should become apparent why this "rule" often works to help the photographer create good left and right compositional balance. 

Nice shot,

Mark