Am I getting better?

Here are a few of my recent shots of the kids.
I believe these are better than all the other stuff I posted so far but what do I know? LOL.

Please let me know what you think

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1-3 especially have great light; exposure + color balance look great.

4+5 differ in terms of color balance; I'd say 4 is closer.

The whites of the eyes look way too white to me.

Thank you, Chris. Last two are obviously natural light, same spot, I must have adjusted WB differently.

Bboehm, I haven't touched the eyes at all. It must have happened because of sharpening I'm guessing. You are right, eyes look a bit too much.

bboehm wrote in post #13291827
The whites of the eyes look way too white to me.

Same thing I was thinking.

Like I said I did not retouch the eyes at all. I will go back and try them again and see if I can find whats causing the whites to be so bright. they do look pretty bright SOOC too.

Any other thoughts on the pictures?

Post process the eyes and drop the brightness on them a bit it will seam counter intuitive to begin with but it will be much less distracting

shot 5 pose could do with a slight turn to make shoulders almost diagnal to the camera and straighten up the neck a bit would be a bit more flattering