The post treatment is interesting, though a bit distracting to look at the picture. I mean, mainly because IMO I wonder what it brings to it.
The model is dressed “normally” for today standards so it is not aimed to be an ancient picture. Please, give us your feeling/goals.
On the first one, the hands tight go well with the expression.
The second one seems to me a bit gray, as if whites were missing and I think that would crop just a a centimeter higher.
Hey luc, thanks for posting, been on holiday so only getting back to it now. These were my first studio shots ever and i was just experimenting with the post production.