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Martin,

She is a pretty girl. You have focused quite well on her eyes. The background is nicely neutral and not very obtrusive. She has nice highlights in her hair.

You could crop a tad off the left side (her right) to give this a little better compositional balance.

The distance between her shoulders wouldn't look as wide if you posed her at an angle to the camera. It is usually not a good idea to pose your subject facing straight on to, or away from, 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. Generally, it looks best to angle your subject somewhere around 45 degrees.

You have posed her legs in a very awkward manner. You don't want her knees pointing out at the camera. Be careful of foreshortening. Watch for anything closer to the camera than the body. If nearer the camera than her body her feet, knees, hands, elbows and shoulders will look out of proportion to the rest of the body -- larger than normal -- foreshortened.

I like the specular highlights on her lips. Her make-up looks quite good, but a little more eyeliner under her eyes would frame them and make her eyes stand out even better.

Catchlight on her irises would give more life to her eyes. 

Showing white on both sides of her eyes helps to make them look more balanced.

Her skin tone is just a tad warm. There is a little reddish tint in some areas.

A lighter background or a backlight would help to separate her hair better from the background.

The horizontal lines (steps) in the background are not really much of a distraction, but she would stand out better if you allowed them to go out of focus more.

Be careful of her right arm. You don't want a 90˚ angle at her elbow or her wrist. It is more of a masculine angle than feminine. It is a sharp "hard" angle rather than a curved feminine angle. It is quite awkward looking at her wrist.

Nice shot,

Mark