this is a lovely portrait laerke!!!! viewing from (HOME) *thumbnail* i tought it was "dakota fanning" and it reminds me of the TV series "TAKEN" ..... very lovely girl! ♥♥♥
no, the shadows just show more depth in the lighting. But if you did want to get rid of the shadows ever, you could use a dodging tool...or even airbrush tool. Also, in photoshop, the clone tool might work.