CHristmas is for children...

Hello Frederick

A delightful candid shot of a young girl at Christmas. I love the pose and framing. It captures the anticipation that young children have waiting for Santa to come. I have some suggestions you might consider. I did some tweaking to change the brightness and such on her face and the dark side of the red ball. The warm glow is nice but for me personally I find it a bit too red. The thing that I most wanted to change is the shadow to the left of her hand. I added some diffusion to make it softer overall. It's not exactly how I would want it and it was just a few minutes of pp but gives you an idea what I'm suggesting. Just my 2 cents worth. 

Regards

Greg

A gorgeous portrait! I love it. The soft lighting on the face and the razor sharp focused nailed on the eyes! This is perfect. Well done and congratulations!

Her cheeks were bright red as she had been outside and the flushed look was something I personally liked.  

I appreciate that you took the time to render it to your own taste...   

I like her expression and the clear, shining eyes. Good shot.

Sidsel

Fabulous picture . Spot on composition and sharpness around the eyes . Love it

Beautiful the way it is.