Well... I thought the highlights in the background had to go. This is also a good time to depart from Kodak formats (8x10 and the like). The catch lights from the flash troubled me. And, finish with a bit of vignetting.
Heh, I definitely agree about the crop. I'm locked in that train of thought from the studio I work at...everything is cropped to 8x10 dimensions. (In other words, if I want to mat and frame something at home for cheap, I crop at home like I do at work.)