Isabella B.

perfect !!

With regards to the lighting. Is it possible that the girl is lying on top of a bed with white linen pointing her feet towards the window?

so so innocent.. great portrait!

The part is very good. Who What does it see It is question of personal sensing.Do we know always why do we love the favourite human next to ourselves?

I'll throw in my compliments as well - this is a fine image. Lots has been said about the lighting and expression so I'll comment on the composition (which I feel is excellent). The off-center positioning works for a number of reasons. First, it complements the asymetrical styling of her hair. Second, the fall-off in the lighting would get too heavy if there were more room on the right. Finally, I see a slight tilt in her head toward the left side which suggests to me that underneath the neutral expression, there's something more... though I'm not sure what.

Hi, all. Happy to contribute my first critique post here.
Like a doll.
This is my first impression when looking at the picture.
Very nice lighting and very cool face expression.
The entire tone make the picture alive, that is the high key effect which created by the photographer's camera.
Anyway, i m not satisfy with the composition, not fully use of the square format of 135 system.
It is nice if i can get more information from the picture's exif.

I too, love the softness of the photo - and yes very innocent looking! Awesome Job! Her eyes are breathtaking!

Not a massive fan of head shots, but this one I will make an exception, big fan of lowering yellow in the saturation to make an ash colour to blonde hair and skin tone, whoever this child belongs to must be pretty proud right now.

Emma

If style=porcelain doll, well done. Haunting. If style=submerged corpse, well done. Haunting. Either way, cold and lifeless. If that's the intended style, well done. Haunting. An affective image (yes, it's with an 'a').

@Mark Chartrand I toataly disagree with re-centering the photo at the nose of the subject. I think the light from the left balances the photo and it is beautifully done as it is! Furthermore, the horizontal setup also works for me... again mainly because of the light, giving space to observe the "degradé" of light intensity across the photo.

I agree with Alain: this photo is beautiful but also a little uncomfortable. Concluding: It passes the message magnificently! Congrats!

Best wishes,

Marco

This girl's face lends itself well to this photo. The blonde hair, the fair complexion and the subtle roundness of the curves ensure an angelic innocence when done with the light use like this.  I hope one day to be able to have this kind of light and the knowledge required to produce quality photos like this one. Very nice work, Ararat.