Constructive opinions

I am trying to improve my photography and editing. How could I improve these?

Great shots!!! I see very little problems here, just her skin tone seems off in #1 and the vignette maybe a little too much. Your off camera flash seems too high of power (or too close to subject) and it is giving that hard shadow. I would have moved it off to either side a little more as well.

Two more!

The only issue I have is there should be a bit more of her and less background. You've selected some nice scenes but perhaps got a little too carried away showing them.

the tones in #1 and #3 don't do a lot for me, her skin colour is the same the wood, but #4 I think is a great shot, love the shadows and the window! Improvements I would make would be to a crop it a bit more and pull back the yellow tones slightly - she's looking a bit yellow on the face and hair (at least on my monitor!)

ETA: on that 4th one I can see now she's actually sitting in the yellow light, so I guess this is acceptable given that fact! Really like it a lot !

Thanks, I am really struggling with all aspects of my photography.....the viewing and opinions are greatly appreciated.

You're doing great

When I'm editing and I'm not sure how my tones are looking, I'll pull up a pic I really like and kinda see if I'm on the right track by comparing someone else's photo to mine. Gives you a bit of a bench mark when you're feeling at a loss!

In some of these, the model's face looks strangely artificial, like a doll or a mannequin, and I don't think the skin tone is the only reason. I think you sharpened too much.

I like the poses, but I think you should crop closer, like others have said. I feel like she gets lost in the scene. They also feel a little dark to me, I almost want to see some sunlight framing her, something to draw you into the photo a little more.

The first two look really good to me, maybe just crop a little closer.

In the third one she looks a little 'vacant' in her eyes (maybe bored?) and the last one I'm not sure the expression 'fits' - maybe a more thoughtful expression would suit the surroundings?

Like them though.

gonzogolf wrote in post #16712136
The only issue I have is there should be a bit more of her and less background. You've selected some nice scenes but perhaps got a little too carried away showing them.

Agree - but nice work for sure.

Is that your flash reflected in the window? If so, that's a technical mistake, unless it's intentional, in which case it's just odd.

Alveric wrote in post #16717691
Is that your flash reflected in the window? If so, that's a technical mistake, unless it's intentional, in which case it's just odd.

Sad but I didn't see that.......I think maybe my eye thought it was a parking lot light since I was on second floor. Don't know how I missed that.

It happens. But we always have to watch out for it, because it's not always easy to remove it in post.