Dan Howell wrote:
I have recently done a bridal fashion shoot at NV desert location. Can't say exactly where it was because I didn't have permit (though I actually tried to get one and would have qualified--oversight person was on vacation and couldn't complete request). The shoot was specifically for this section of my website that features bridal fashion:

Why even publish any of the location info?


For me the composition is off, you have cropped below the models elbows and you have too much space above her head
Pose lacks dynamics you have head and body facing camera [Place hips on angle]
Use a large reflector to get light in to models face and upper chest area


Crop half way between models feet and bottom photo border, same with top of photo halfway between her head and top of photo
You also have the hips too square to camera, missing hands [You do have a nice “S” curve going through her spine]
Add more light to upper chest area, harsh shadow on models left upper arm
Raise camera so horizon is not running through her head


Raise camera so horizon is not running through her head
Missing models left hand
Need more light, hair looks like a dark mass near models left ear and neck


Pose lacks dynamics
[Better, you do not have the horizon running through her head]
Hips look big due to pose


A pose like this would have been great in the desert, imagine it with sheer material billowing in the breeze
[Plus a few pose modifications]

The second photo is closest to the images one would expect to see of a bridal gown, but lighting and pose are not showcasing the dress well

Wish you well