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Wonderful Portrait.

Interesting pose, suggestive of her feelings.  Like the color scheme and how her eyes match with the background.

Well Done,

Cg

Well done!

Monika and Wolfgang,

This girl is beautiful. You have brought out a lovely innocence with her expression. The focus on her eyes is very good. Having little make-up works for a young girl look. I love her freckles! Her skin tone is very nice.

I like the pose, but I wish the background didn't look so much like she was in a studio. Just all black would be better if you didn't have access to a more suitable location. Make your background appropriate for telling your story or setting your mood. This is more than just a portrait of a pretty girl. The background color does go very well with her beautiful top and her hair.

You have done a wonderful job with her catchlights, but lighting coming from above would be much better. Grotesque lighting (lighting from below eye level) is usually associated with evil -- bad witches, vampires, Dracula, the devil, mothers-in-law, etc. I don't think you want anything bad associated with this pretty girl. 

If you would turn her a bit so that her body was at more of an angle to the camera she would appear a little thinner (less space between shoulders), and more feminine, graceful and elegant. I am not saying that this pose doesn't look very nice. The angled pose would just give a different feel to this image. I like yours very much and I am just presenting an option or idea for your consideration.

You have cropped quite far into her head. This would suggest a very tight crop on the bottom. You should give her more headroom. I would crop above her head to provide better top and bottom compositional balance. 

Nice shot,

Mark

Beautiful. I love how her hands are forced to hold the heart, and yet she looks somewhere between hopeful and innocent. Lighting is brilliant.

Beautiful shot of a beautiful model

A beautifully composed image that feels full of symbolism. I feel as if the age of the adolescent girl, perhaps hitting her teens clutching what is to come?