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ArtysteComment: Thanks for all the comments everyone! Some thoughts:
The blue band was either hit or miss, but I'll say why I kept it in: For the Complementary color effect. The hint of blue of the clothing she is wearing, I felt, needed a companion piece. The color blue is a complementary color to orange, and the orange lighting in her hair and skin-tones (she's a darker skinned girl by ethnicity), was perfect for this.
Kirbic, thank you for the suggestion of burning the blue band some. I think that would probably have helped quite a bit, given it a bit of a richer feel. That didn't even occur to me.
As for the expression, I believe this is both a bit of a "language" disagreement (for those that disagreed that it was a good title), and a problem of being a little *too* subtle (which I was going for). While the general meaning I was going for was "apprehensive", now that I think about it, I've always used the word "pensive" to apply to this meaning as well, a long with most of the people I grew up around. Obviously, others feel the same way as well, but not everyone does. Lesson learned. She really isn't trying to smile here, but was worried because I was trying to get her to have a more "natural" expression, and was busy trying to get ready for gymnastics. I shot off a burst, and when I saw this look, I knew it was what I had to use. Later on, I got her smiling as well, and that shot is in my portfolio.
I'm really happy to place Top 10 with this, but I believe I can do much, much better portrait work, and one day, I hope a challenge comes along where I can submit something truly great.
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