These are all valid comments, eg I’ve always been experimenting with different strength of the depth of field effect that I’m adding to the image to simulate the focus of the camera.
I feel like I should turn it down to allow the user to see more details, like how she is looking back at the viewer. But this is definitely not a completed process.
As to her looking younger: that’s not the main intention. I always avoid school uniforms in these pictures because I don’t want them to appear underage. This is a tweak you can see here where I’ve removed the part on her back to avoid it looking like a sailor uniform.
I see how the softer shading on her face can make her look younger and I’ll make sure to have enough diversity in these looks.