there's something wrong with the lighting and layout

the face is soapy, and the dress dominates... the impression is not good...

The composition is a bit off. With such pathos, you could build a masterpiece out of nothing. Good luck, IMHO.

adam_k, if something is wrong, please be more specific

Woodshy, the dress is really bright, but I don’t think it dominates

Lanka, the light is chaotic, the background is fighting for attention with the girl, and is full of many objects, if the background was out of focus and darkened, it would be better ... The girl's face shows processing by a graphic editor, it is plastic, it is clear that the girl's face was given "special attention" ... over-polished, manipulations in the editor are also visible at the bottom of the dress, it feels like the girl is inserted ... such a bright light on the left and there is no shadow from the girl, only dirty spots imitating a shadow on the floor ....

adam_k, thank you so much!
The girl is really into it

I'll work on all the shortcomings you mentioned.

Lanka, you have good photos, why do you need these manipulations in Photoshop? If you are going to tinker with Photoshop, then it’s for the “Photo Art” section, and the rest is just pampering))), but that’s just personal preference