'Andriana_6'

Beautiful model, great control over light and very impressive pose, wishing you all of the best my friend.

Very nice portrait Ray, beautiful pose and lighting. I really like the post processing too - nice effect. Thumbs up Ray.

Great eyes and look Raymond....

Excellent unusual pose and view point and beautiful unforced expression.

You precisely exposed the natural skin tones....

I think the shot would be cool in B&W also...

Bravo'

Raymond,

Andriana is a pretty girl. You have focused well on her eyes. She has good eye contact with the camera (viewer) and a pleasant expression. Her skin tone is very good. Her make-up looks good. The composition is good. You have lost a little detail in the dark areas, but mostly they are good. The background is nicely neutral and she is quite well separated from it. A hair light would have separated her hair better from the background.

Your main light is coming from below her eyes. Notice the catch lights are below the center of her pupils. The name for this style of lighting is grotesque lighting. It has been (and still is) used in video and still photography to light vampires, werewolves and bad witches. I'm sure you have seen kids trying to make a scary face by holding a flashlight below their face and shinning it up to illuminate their face. It’s the same idea with this style of lighting. You do not want the shadows from her upper lip and her nose to go toward the top of her face.

I am not sure I care for the special effect you have applied to this photograph. It sort of reminds me of looking at her through a mosaic bathroom window. It might look better if the image was blown up much larger. The effect would appear more like you really wanted to do it. Still, unless there is a specific reason to apply a special effect, I usually do not care for it. I also don't care for the "fuzzy" edges around the print for the same reasons.

The eye shadow color she used make her eyes look bruised. This is not a good choice of color.

Nice shot,

Mark