Something about the skin texture looks over retouched.
But in terms of the photo In general I think it's just ok.
I can't get past the models tense lips and eyes you said she was nervous and I can tell.
Overall great job for first time!
Rachel Reilly wrote: Something about the skin texture looks over retouched.
But in terms of the photo In general I think it's just ok.
Keep working at it, and hands off the gaussian blur!
FWIW, I always feel that black backgrounds with nudes tend to scream "newb photographer" unless they are incredibly well done, so you might want to try something different next time.