First portrait session!

Hello Everyone! I am new to this forum and to photography and I am looking for CC! Here are a few shots I took with my nifty fifty. Let me know what you think! Thanks

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anyone?

Close down your lens, don't use such a wide aperature. The DOF is too shallow especially in the first. Did you shoot these wide open at 1.8? If you did take heed that the 50 1.8 is not the sharpest lens at 1.8. It gets good at around 2.2, but it's notoriously soft at 1.8.

That being said, though I typically don't like portraits that have been shot down, these work for me. I wish there was some eye contact though. That would give these a bit more punch, imo.

#2 isn't the best, as it looks like you captured him right as something flew into his eye.

All-in-all, good start, but still needs some work. Keep shooting.

I feel it is noisy.

In photo 1 my eye is drawn to the out of focus shirt, the point of view is odd so high above the person.
Photo 2 is one that should be discarded. I cannot see it being displayed in a frame or shown to people. Photograph the person's face instead of their hand covering up their face. Check out some books on portrait photography from your library.

Thank you for the feedback! I did shoot these both at 1.8 and will keep in mind to shoot at a higher aperature for sharper images.