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Critiques and ratings welcome.

Sincerely, Jukka

A classical yet beautiful portrait of this lovely model. Nice light and B&W work! Best regards, Alain

Classic.  Very nice composition.  Nicely done.  David

Outstanding portrait of great light, wishing you all of the best.

There is no question that this is a great portrait, I would have liked to have seen a little bit of attention to the eyes.  I am no post-production master, but some 'dodging' on her sclera (the white visible portion of the eyeball) and some some creative 'dodging' on the lower eye lid to remove any shadow or discoloration.

Composition and lighting are very good,what makes this image special is the choice of model,those penetrating eyes and mysterious smile,very well done,Harry

Jukka,

Mia is a very pretty girl. This is a very well done head and shoulders portrait. You have focused well on her eyes. She has very good eye contact with the camera (viewer) and a nice smile. The lighting is very good. The shadows on her face add interest and help create a good illusion of depth within your photograph. The background is nicely neutral.

Mia would be better separated from the background if you would add a hair or backlight. There are areas where she is close to blending in.

Overall this looks a little muddy. I would adjust contrast and brightness to get a better skin tone and to make the whites of her eyes whiter. The specular highlights on her lips are not as bright as they should be.

You have cropped a little close to her hair. Give her a little more headroom.

Her posture could be better. Have Mia sit up straight with her shoulders back and her chest out. Do not have her slump her shoulders.

Mia has two catch lights in each eye. One catch light per eye is preferred. 

You should remove the dark circles under her eyes.

I would crop a little off the right side. Your subject should have more room in front of her than behind. This allows her body 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. 

Nice shot,

Mark