Self taught photographer, still refining my style, figuring out exactly what I want to shoot and how I want to edit. Looking for some constructive criticism and thoughts. I can take brutal honesty. More work on my website. Thanks!

Hi!
Nice work you bring a certain mood/ambiance to your photos.
But with those I don't really feel it:

Nice concept, but the hair on the left and the hand are a bit distracting for me.

Also here the concept is fine, but it appears a bit 'plain'. The Models hand is also not in the best position! And her hip makes a 'bump' in the dress which is not very flattering. I also can't really place the frame that is surrounding the photo at the top and left... I do like The models face/expression and the windblown veil.
They are not bad photos, I just feel they are missing something the rest of your port has..

I love this one:


I hope this helps a bit. It is my personal opinion though, so you don't have to agree with me.
All the best to you!

Photos are supposed to tell a story, and this one really is doing that.


I like this photo but I would suggest a tighter crop, from top and back of model

Great work

These show excellent creativity and execution.  Very nice work here.



This is also excellent creativity.  It feels a bit underexposed and maybe a bit too much artificial vignetting.  Still, it's a great concept and photo.



Wedding dresses in the woods I don't get, but it could be just me.



I sense a tendency to apply odd cropping or camera tilts to a few otherwise unremarkable images.  This might be an attempt to rescue them to an interesting state, but it doesn't work for me.



This is excellent control of low key lighting.  Generally I like to see eyes unless the subject is obviously focusing on an object in the frame.  Eyes convey mood even better than looking away from the camera in an "artsy" way can do.



I'm not sure where this is going.  Once again it's got that "don't look at the camera so it will look like art" thing going on.  (Do you sense a pattern of my criticism?  Don't worry.  I'm in the minority on this, so keep that in mind.)  It doesn't have the level of creativity of your excellent photos at the top of my critique.

Overall, I really like the ones I consider your best work.  I hope you keep making photos.  You clearly have an artistic and creative talent.

In all things you will need to find the proper balance to express yourself.
Be careful not to make the mistake of pushing atmosphere over substance and of adding gimmicks to compensate for poor lighting or other technical issues.
You seem to have a solid handle as an art director/stylist which is a good thing, the majority of the issues are with the photo component of your final image. You have several solid images your avatar in particular.  Keep refining.

Thanks for the notes everyone!