Original composition, nicely exposed and great detail. Not sure about the reflections in the eye.

Thank you Simon for your kind words. The cacthlights are meant to be there. They are what makes a portrait special

great shot again, really sharp on the eyes, skin smoothed so well (not over done) and so well converted to b/w

Great shot but the head isn't straight so looks unbalanced.

I think the close crop works well from a compositionally perspective and the use of dof is spot on