Diversion

I disagree with some aspects of the previous critique, but agree with others. Let's start with the positive. This beautifully captures the way window light illuminates the soft curves of a female figure. The lighting is dramatic and catches the viewer's attention. There's a good balance between light and dark. It doesn't bother me at all that there are few details outside the window. To the contrary, I think the idea is that there's an inside world and an outside world. The focus here is on inside, so we don't need to see more than a suggestion that there's a whole city out there. Other's are out there. This is the inside world.

I especially like the sharp contrast between the hard lines of the cross formed by the window mullions and the curves of the figure. Also, the fact that the face is obscured by shadow and arm work's for me. Faces can dominate a composition. This is about the figure, not the face. So I like how that was handled. With regard to the awkward pose, it' creates interesting angles. I think it's OK for a photograph to show a model in a temporary position (such as this one). As an aside, it doesn't seem to usually work in a painting. Bottom line, I like the pose.

Now, as far as how the viewer's eye moves around, I think this could be improved. I myself find two specific things moving my eye to the wrong place. First is the reflection on the wood floor. It draws my eye. Second is the back of the chair. It's a beautiful chair, but the lines created by the chair's wings are leading my eye out of the picture frame to the left.

If I could make a suggestion, I think the overall camera angle is a bit too tilted. I rotated this 3 degrees left in Photoshop, just to see temporarily, and I find it more appealing. The window is still angled, but just slightly. Another possibility is to crop some from the left and/or bottom. That's just an idea of something to try. The wing chair is a potentially powerful element in the composition. The curves and texture of that chair are quite attention getting. It's complicated and I'm not sure about that chair.

Overall, this is an attention getting photograph with beautiful lighting and a lot of strong elements. Nice work!