Hey its been a while since i have asked this forum for critique. You guys brought up some crucial issues, e.g. composition, pose, and colour balance. I'm curious to hear if i have improved and if there are any more technical issues that i need to address. cheers!

Ok I understand it’s a fad to wash out images, but for me I am not a fan. You have a lovely model to photograph; you spent lots of money on your camera and lighting, but I can not see her head clearly
As to pose, models chin is tucked in and hair is covering neck thus a short appearing neck
Due to position of models left arm and lighting her midsection is lost
Middle finger on models left hand looks like it is           [You may fill in the blank]
Composition is quite nice, she is not in the middle of the photo, and you cropped above her knees so well done on those points


I prefer this one, as to the one I just commented on
There is a bit of a conflict between the draw string and her necklace
Wish crop was wider to include all of models left arm
Right arm is lost under material
Since the camera is so low, the model is looking down, this is reducing her eyes from being wide open
Think lips could have used a darker lipstick

Unlike the previous commenter I do like the washed out look in photographs but I must agree that the photo feels too washed out to me, almost like I'm looking at the model through a foggy room.

On your second image I feel a darker background would have offset the composition better. Or if you were wanting that very white look then I agree with having the model darken her lips (and I find the make-up to be a bit heavy handed but likely that wasn't in your control).

As I go through the rest of your portfolio I find that the fashion images you have of men seem higher quality and sharper overall than those of the women. The women all seem soft focused or when they are sharper images the poses or facial expressions are a little off. I would focus on your photography of female subjects and trying to reflect the higher fashion look you achieve with the males.

I notice that your head shots of women are well composed and in good focus though perhaps a little harshly lit

Thank you very much guys! I'm just getting started with the lighting (who ever knew there would be so many different ways to achieve the white background every way having its own ups and downs. Ill keep experimenting

My first suggestion........to really improve your images, is to take down the black background. You have no idea how much that is hurting your work.

One of your images literally is head and shoulders floating in a sea of black. It looks decapitated.

It appears to me from the lack of any background and edge lights, that you working with minimal equipment. It is hard to do that on black, because black allows no bounce for fill.

You have gotten some good posing and expression, but they don't come across well, because of the lighting.

My suggestion would be to shoot a photo of your camera room, showing your types, and number of light sources. Post that, and let's see where the source of your problems really are.

Thank you for the pointers ill shoot you a message when i have the image up!