First Studio shot

Just started learning about studio portrait lighting and this shot was from my first (on my own) practical from the course. Constructive C&C welcome.

Beautiful! How could you go wrong with a model as gorgeous as this one. her eyes are incredible. the image has a nice soft look to it.

Beautiful Lighting, Beautiful Model. I think I would have cropped it vertical rather than horazontal. Just my opinion

GOOD GRIEF she is BEAUTIFUL! Oh yes, this is the critique section. I LOVE your lighting. Rembrandt lighting is my favorite and you handled it very well. But I don't like her knee pulled up in front of her, especially since she has her arms around her lower legs which caused her shoulders to be pulled down and forward and makes her look kinda strange (or at least as strange as one as beautiful as this young lady can be!!!

Benji

In my opinion, you have the rudiments of Rembrandt lighting, but there is a little more flat lighting needed from directly on camera axis - just to soften the shadows a little.

The modeling light is positioned at about the right angle to the side, and it could be a liitle higher up, but right where it is works well. The shadows are of the right shape and direction.

Her head is turned to just the right angle - both for the best perspective of the face and also for the lighting.

Please give us some more - it's great!

Thanks for comments and advice, just what I need.

Benji - I agree about the knee and was in two minds about posting this image because of it, but the eyes and the expression were just so heavenly I couldn't resist.

I posted another thread in the People section with a few more shots - https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=148057

Im going to get into troube ... but heck ... its all an opinon and learning experience.

Lighting if very well thought out. Very nice. No sense commenting on the young lady, that point has been made too.

The shadow ratio is creative choice, but I would suggest it is too deep. The face shadows need to up upped at least .5 stop. Plus I question the softness of the lighting on the face and the harshness of the lighting on the hair. Or course all of this is creative decision, but I think it sets up a contrast that does not fit the subject.

Also I would suggest the background is too hot, or is it the hair light...it's the hair light. And if I may suggest, her hair is a good reason you might not consider this type of hair light with flat straight hair.

The pose, eye expression, expression, the light placement show a lot of experience and/or training and a talent. Im glad you are not in my town ...

I'm wondering if the focus might have been off just a bit. I mean ... it almost seems like the stray hairs in the back are in better focus than her eyes.

Here's what I'd do to try to correct ...

1) Sharpen overall
2) Then use the history brush at 50% to remove sharpening from the stray hairs.
3) Then possibly apply a little extra sharpening to her eyes.