Critique this fashion [sort of] shot?

[ShirleyShutter]

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2359/2070364082_e6481dcf06.jpg

I'd like some feedback...The colors of my friends' coats amazed me.
Still learning photography, ya know, I'm nearly 14...

[ShirleyShutter]

btw I have permission to put the photos on the web.

[350dinhand]

Seems flat. The girl in the front looks like she's just pasted in there. The face of the girl in the foreground is a bit too close to the edge of the frame for my liking.

[tonydee]

It does have an interesting dynamic... I think it's a great early effort. The colour in both coats has indeed come out very well. I agree the girl in the front does look pasted in, and suggest that a less front-on position - with her right shoulder behind to help lead a viewer into the shot, might have helped (though her neck would have been twisted further).

My other thought is that the background sky, and the face of the girl at the back, are simply overexposed. In those conditions, you probably need to check your histogram after the shot, and reduce the Ev level until your background's captured some colour. Having a blue sky, or even some interesting clouds, really does make a tremendous difference, so if I were you - and your friends are up for it - I'd reshoot when the skies are blue....

Cheers,

Tony

[Chris71]

The red coat looks a little too saturated. The exposure is a little off, and the girl on the bottom (same girl?) looks like she is looking at the side of the photo.
Keep trying!