First photoshoot, C&C are welcomed!

Finally got a chance to do a photoshoot with my cousin's friend. I was nervous at first but after the first couple of snaps, I really enjoyed it! Here are a few, C&C please.

PS. Outdoor location isn't the best.

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car background in the first photo is distracting. I like number two, and 3,4 seem to be just weird - nothing happening there, and nothing happening in my head either, they scream snapshots.

3 looks slightly out of focus for me

Nice photos.
The focus is off in number 3, and the rest all look a bit flat. I bet adding a bit of contast in Photoshop and warming up the photos a bit will help.
I would take a go at it, but you do not have image editing turned on.

Good work for shoot #1

Some ideas:

#1 - watch the background, the blown out BMW is quite the distraction (for me, because I want one, I guess). Otherwise, could use a good curves layer.

#2 - Could use a good curves layer.

#3 - I like the composition/pose, just gotta be careful about the focus (are you focusing manual or auto?)

#4 - Is a bit flat, and I personally would have liked to see her whole hand, less space at the top.

Overall, good work my friend!

like shot 2 the most amongst the rest. the rest of the shots are a bit flat.
The crumples on the white dress looks a bit distracting too.

Good try anyway.

I like #1, just the background is a bit distracting.

It's a shame coz I think she's got a great smile. Maybe you can focus on her smile a lot more next time

Thanks for all the C&Cs, and siiilent, I enabled Image Editing. Keep them coming please.

Here you go I had a quick go at it, this took less than 5 minutes.
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The look a little flat with muted colors. How did you process them? I added a bit of saturation, a little healing on the skin and a curves layer with a tad of sharpening (forgot to mask out the skin after sharpening).

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I didn't do much to it in Lightroom. I see the changes I need to make. Thanks!

stevetran23 wrote in post #11789806
Finally got a chance to do a photoshoot with my cousin's friend.

So, obviously, you're Kevin's cousin?

I would suggest that the most important thing from your shooting here on out is to nail the focus, especially on the eyes. Shooting with a smaller aperture will help - wide open gives you that nice bokeh, for sure, but if the eyes aren't sharp, then no creamy bokeh in the world can save the image.

And you've already seen some great examples of post-processing, which will give your image tons of pop, but as always, try to get the exposure as close to perfect as you can, out of camera. Better exposure gives you better color in my experience, and you'll have to do less work afterward.

You're off to a nice start, and more practice will definitely help you in your craft. Take the small steps first and master them before you move on to bigger things, and you'll be good to go!