ok, I really like the overall picture...but the "glow" around her IMO is to much...you have excellent focus and wonderful colors...but personally I don't like the glow
Not sure if the dodging around her is intended to give her a glow, but it more seems to make the post-processing more noticeable. From the dodged area, it looks like the colors were really great to begin with- but I think the rest is a bit too burned/darkened with respect to the subject.
Nice model shot with an interesting background. Unfortunately she's glowing, and I don't mean that in a "great skin tones" kind of way. There's an aura all around her from the processing, feels kinda like you finished work on the model and then didn't bother with the background.
I'll give this a 6 overall, few points knocked off for the glowing girl!
oh man this is so cool. editing seems a little but crude(she has a halo around her) but this type of photo is still a major inspiration to the senior portraits i am shooting this year. it is definetly a look i would love to acheive