I know this is going to do really badly because of the bright spot on my nose... it SUCKS! BUT... I didn't have time to do another, and I got all dressed up to do this photo... and I want to see how it does... so I'm entering it. I know I'm going to get comments like "The nose is too bright!" or... "whats up with your nose?" but hey... it's kind of cool... I used a center focus filter on this... barely any levels adjustments.. and shot it in raw and messed a bit with the exposure. Full frame, no cropping.
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On my monitor her nose looks a little too bright. With the extreme effect you have here, I'd want to try further experimentation, such as applying a canvas filter to make it look painted, or layering it with a picture of some nice fluffy clouds at a low opacity level.
Your concept and subject in this portraiture is good. It may be to "soft". You might want to show more detail of your beautiful model. The bright lighting on the nose does not do justice to her in this image.