Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.
First Impression - the most important one: Nice "in-your-face" portrait of a cute young lady. The first thing that catches my eye are her blue eyes and the big square catch lights.
Composition: I like the "in-your-face" feel of this image, but the crop is making me feel just a bit closterphobic. Back off just a hair in the crop and I feel your comp would be a little stronger.
Subject: Sharp, in focus and stands out well from the background. Also, while it's not a classical portrait point of view, you have added interest to the subject by getting closer than usual.
Technical (Color, focus, and light): Color: Good, I don't see much room for improvement here.
Focus: Sharp as a tack.
Light: Looking at the catch lights I see you have most likely used window light. It worked well for you. No unflattering shadows, yet the lighting doesn't come out too flat either.
To grow its vote?: While I find the shot interesting and fresh, you possibly got some DNMC votes because of the background. It just doesn't look "studio" enough.
Summary: What can I say, I think it's well done with "limited" resources. Keep up the good work.
I have told a lot of people in this challenge that wide angle lenses are a big no no for portrait photography, unless of course you know how to use them and this is a good example of how it should be done if you want to use a wide angle, you obviously know enough about photography that you can break the rules and still make it work. Nice lighting.
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