First time studio Portrait

Hi guys and gals, I'm a complete ametuer, new to flashes and studio's, but this is my first shoot with my sis, Please critique. Any tips are greatfully welcome

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Nice. like no. 2

Looks like main light was a bit too high (image #2), she had a shadow over half her eyes that is distracting to me.
Also the smoothing just crossed over to the unnatural side IMHO. You have good technique but I would tone it down just a pinch.
Oh, and I personally am not a huge fan of the B&W frame, aside from that great job! If this is your starting point then I would say your heading for a lot of phun with photography.

something happened with #1 that took out the shadows and really flattened her face harshly. Be nice to see the original #1 before processing. #2 is very nice, but there is something wrong with the lighting to put her one eye in 'raccoon shadow'. Re-shoot that pose and move the light around (lower?) to see if you still can have soft shadow, but loose the raccoon shadow.

Sis has got great eyes!

I agree with Ksbal...sis has some really killer eyes and on moving the light. There are no catchlights in her eyes so it could end up causing a person to look at it, look at it again and then again to figure out "what's missing from this picture?"

Not feeling #1 at all. Too washed out for me. However the detail in her eyes and the braid of hair are spot on. Nicely done.

Thanks for the comments, I'll try some more PP and post the new ones up and see if that is better.

Here is some more.. CC Please

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And another one, please remember this is my first and only studio shoot with my Sis

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Mitch, you are off to a good start, good exposure, good sharpness, good poses.
I personally have never shot in a portrait studio, only seen others and how some of the pros critique them. (I'm an outdoor gal)

What I see lacking, is the 'sculpting' used by the pros.. they have broad lighting, short lighting, and all kinds of other terms, these photos look like they are 'over lit' meaning all the lights were set to the same intensity, and that gives the gal a 'flat look' on her face.-- not the same as over exposing, if you know what I mean.

I hear allot of 'main light' and then 'fill light at 1 or 2 stops under' kind of thing, and moving the lights/reflectors around can change things dramatically.. there are allot of youtube videos out there that show what I've seen.

I'd say go back to only one light, and play with that first, let shadows be part of the picture, learn how they move when she moves, or you move your main light, then start adding in a reflector, then a fill light, then hair and kicker. Make notes, put tape on the floor, see what works and what doesn't for you.

I think a little playing with the light levels, and letting some soft shadows come in will be the ticket to A+ photos.