The lighting here is amazing. Bad lighting can bring out every flaw, but on the other hand lighting like this can bring out every ounce of beauty. Everything about this is great.
Absolutely spectacular! This is what I really would like to learn, so I'm very curious -- how much of the softness, warmth, etc was done in photoshop and how much is "as is"? It just glows...
I like how the hood nicely frames the face and in addition provides an interesting shape. The yellows/browns look very good together, but I would love to also see a more traditionally light balanced version.
nice simple portrait shot. The combination of high iso and post processing really does give it an old fashioned painting feeling esp as its almost a monochrome (except for the eyes). I am not the biggest fan of the halo around your models head. Also part of her woollen top is casting a shadow on her face which is a little bit distracting.
Well you've done a beautiful job here. It looks like an old master's painting.
I'm so taken with Asian models that I have arranged to shoot a chinese girl soon, I just hope I can make my shots look as good as this one.