cgardner
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Overall the pose and lighting are flattering, especially the flattering downward angle. But the face got turned away from the key light, broad lighting it and creating that dark shadow on the side and tip of the nose and making the two sides of the face look different sizes and shapes. While still quite flattering as is, its worth noting for future reference that with the same pose short lighting and a bit of fill from the direction of the camera would make the face look more symmetrical and the shadows, particularly near the tip of the nose, lighter and less distracting.
In terms of overall presentation the crop seems arbitrary and awkward, cutting off the hand on the right and elbow on the left and the color contrast and busy detail of plants in the background are a distraction. I understand the intentional busy, colorful gypsy look, but I think it would have worked better with a wider crop on a plain background. A bit of selective blurring around the subject to knock the sharp edges off the background and less important details on the dress would help contrast and pull attention towards the sharper face area.
Chuck
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