Juliet and Nurse
Taken in natural light. The position of the lady in yellow was too good to resist and to me, completed the composition. The colours shone in the dark background.
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I think the bright yellow makes it a bit difficult (initially) to tease out who the subject is. That's compounded by the tightness and portrait orientation of the shot. I don't really know how to fix that. Normally, I would desaturate her (the woman in yellow) a bit, but she might then blend into the background.
I dont think the composition serves that stark contrast of color very well, but I think that's more down to the fact that it was taken in a hallway than any failing on your part. I personally think you did very well given the circumstances.