Pink for Me and White for You

In the pictures with the pink dress, I was the model. I edited the photos though. I just posted them for kicks.

With the white dress, the skirt was from a mannequin at Victoria's Secret. I took it when they were throwing it away.

PLEASE let me know what you think. I'm learning.

HOSTED PHOTO
please log in to view hosted photos in full size.

HOSTED PHOTO
please log in to view hosted photos in full size.

I like them both, although is there more to the pic of you that was cropped out? I think it might be neat to see more of the pink dress for more color.

Cool pix!

The white dress shot is cute, I like the composition. Slightly bigger versions would be nice though.

they both look a bit underexposed, particularly the white one. It can be hard to meter when someone is wearing white. Are you shooting in manual, do you know how to read your meter?

No! I don't know how to read my meter... do you? Because I'd love for you to tell me how

The first one is visually better. As lulugus said it might better if you widened the frame a little. There might be more interesting contrast seeing you in a pink dress lying on that dark background (grass field?). This thread is sort of what I am talking about in terms of contrast:

https://photography-on-the.net …?t=526971&highl​ight=wd-40

The latter photos show a model dressed up but with a very industrial/distressed background which creates a dramatic contrast. Not sure if this is what you are going for but if so this thread is a good example.

Pose wise although I understand why you crossed your arms visually it looks a little unnatural. 2nd photo as the guys said is underexposed. Basically you need to shoot either with a wide aperture, slower shutter speed or higher ISO (or some combination of the 3) to getting more exposure. When you look into the viewfinder of your camera there should be a little meter near the bottom. From a basic standpoint you want to shoot it when the pin is in the middle of the meter. That is supposed signify correct exposure. Hope this helps.

I don't care for the first one at all, but the 2nd is a nice shot. Here's a really quick edit...I bumped the exposure just a tiny bit (would have done a bit more if I had the raw file to play with) and then ran a skin warming and color enhancing action.

HOSTED PHOTO
please log in to view hosted photos in full size.

eyes in the first one are great! the second has nice composition. maybe try it with a wider angle?