This is a really nice girl named Rossana (which I nearly titled it...you know, Rosana by toto). We were at my friends baby shower. I don't know her, but she's so pretty I was like, "Hey, can I take your picture?" Luckily, she was very happy to pose. She's also 3 months pregnant and asked me to do her maternity photos when the time comes. That's me, always networking ;-) I love the way this turned out. It looks like I used off camera lighting, but I didn't. All completely natural light. The place had awesome floor to ceiling windows.
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Great expression, simple color pallette is very striking, nice exposure to balance detail in her dark hair and eyes without blowing out the background. I like the crop and framing as you have it. Great shot. My favorite so far.
She most certainly is! Photographing a girl/woman is hard work, and you have succeeded. The colors, depth of field, model and her makeup, it's all very nice. Although, I would like to see the rest of the head. I also think that somewhat more excitement into this photo would help. As it is now, many might say it's just a good portrait.