Hi Will,
I like that this girl looks natural and is not pouting or anything like that. It's very fresh looking and the background of the beach and Pacific Ocean with the Life Guard structure (If that's what it is) is a good solid place from which the turn of her head becomes more dynamic as if she's very real in front of us. It helps that the background is blurred almost in an Impressionist painterly way so she, by comparison looks very real.
Thanks for sharing. I'm sure she must be pleased with her picture.
BTW, I doubt whether the models who do free modeling for prints really get jobs with the exaggerated make up and costumes looking like a girl in a bar or night club window in some Eastern European city where girls are shown in the windows of brothels.
It's refreshing to me to see girls shown as people one would like to meet, someone's sister, daughter and best friend. So I commend you on this style.
Asher