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You ask if this is okay.  Okay for what?  The "what" refers to the purpose this image serves.  If the purpose is served successfully then that is the most important part.  The dark and heavy look, along with her expression, communicate a somber and melancholy feeling.  Hopefully, this is a small side of her and she has a brighter, more cheerful way of being---and enjoys being photographed to communicate positive and uplifting feelings as well.  She has good facial features and hair, the light pattern is nice on her face and has good catch-lights in the eyes.

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I think John hit the nail on the head that your intent can completely change the answer to that question.

The heavy vignette, gaussian blur, grain and lighting all  add a lot of gravity to the image, but I think that they also add a timeless feel to the image.  It is somber and serious but I don't think it conveys depression.  It has a very Victorian or Gothic feel to it.

If this girl is planning on buying a castle someday, I think this would be a good portrait to have printed as an 8x10 (feet that is) and hung in a 400 lb, heavily ornate frame in the great hall.

For an online dating profile image....  not so much.

I will say that the techniques that you used to create this image were consistent, they work well together for a specific purpose and were well executed. 

Whatever your intended purpose was I don't know, but I definitely think that you should save this image and store the recipe that you used to create it for later use.

 

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Thank you both for the critic, I walue it a lot, and will remember to explain more in the future.

the intention was to create a thoughtfull, gentle, soft and a little dark impression.

 

The the image is more or less "right out of the camera" But the image is taken from the focusing screen from a 8x10" camera, and the lens used on the 8x10" camera was an old Oscar Simon 300mm f4,5 lens at f4,5 ( this lens do not have an aperture)

the light was one small softbox close to the model

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