I have a portrait that I like a lot despite all the flaws. Probably I like it just because of the flaws.
I'm trying to figure out how to work it, here is my first version:
I know I was very slow, but it was actually setting my camera and this shot was not planned.
Canon 5D mark II with 50mm 1.8 1/40 sec f 2.0 ISO 125
Portrait crop would be a better choice for the image. You managed to keep the eyes sharp which is very important. I did a quick re-work pushing over toward a high key look. Thanks for posting the original.