williejoha

You need to lighten up the shadows which can be done very effectively by placing a white poster board or wrinkled alu foil at the shadow side. Good luck.
WJH

Glenn Harve

Some of the best parties ive been to were at trailer parks, especially the ones on lakes or by the ocean! Very scenic, great backgrounds! And yes, personally, i dont trust a man who doesnt dig daisey dukes.

skeeth

Tattos are damn ugly.

suntouched Loc: Sierra Vista AZ

Just as a side note- To me the model's dress and tattoos (size, type, amount) were incongruent. It would have been less jarring if she was more casually dressed. But hey that's my opinion and the world is changing.

R. Bush Loc: Ogden, UT

I will admit that I'm old fashioned, but I'll never understand why a beautiful young lady will willingly screw over her own body with tattoos.

charlienow Loc: Hershey, PA

I agrees with you on this...I dislike tats even though i have seen some very beautiful ones...

i would add that in photo 2 a cigarette in her left hand with the smoke rising would be interesting...and i don't smoke or like to be around smoke...just reminded me of old time photos.

broncomaniac Loc: Lynchburg, VA

Glenn Harve

Just not comfortable in their own skin.
Ya know that skin shaming is all the rage now.

RobertW Loc: Breezy Point, New York

The Tattoos are as ugly and degrading as anything could possibly be!

Mr Bill 2011 Loc: southern Indiana

First of all, I guess I'm old fashioned; I don't like big tats, I don't like multiple tats, and I especially don't like multiple big tats. Nor do I care for nose rings, body piercings and jewelry, or silicone implants. Like many of the comments here, I found the tats distracting enough to affect my opinion of the pictures. So, I converted the downloads to B&W and lightened them up a little bit; that's when the girl's beauty comes out, especially in pic #2, but also brings up questions about focus, lighting, and clutter in some backgrounds [just my opinion].

slo Loc: Longmont Colorado

Good first attempt. My thought is that there should be more light on her face in 2,3,4,6,7 and 8. I think a fill flash would help a lot.

JeffDavidson Loc: Originally Detroit Now Los Angeles

If you put your $0.02 worth in, why is it only "a penny for your thoughts?"

pendennis

The natural light from the window is a great diffuse source. However, it has to be mixed with some type of electronic flash or continuous light source. The model's face is underexposed from a lack of fill, but the window light is too harsh.

You can see a lot of irregularities in her skin, which aren't flattering, maybe owing to her young age. They need attention in post processing.

You should read some literature on lighting ratios. For the most part they're way too high, yielding very unpleasing contrasts.

The non-subject lighting is irregular, with a lot of over/under exposure in various areas, and it needs to be handled properly to achieve the best results.

I don't know what your intents were, for the B&W shot, but the long tapering background has too many distractions along the walls. Her right arm doesn't seem posed correctly. It looks like she's trying to rest her arm on the cage, but missed it.

The tattoos are very distracting. The stool shot highlights them, but to what end? Are the tats the subject? They dominate, and the model is lost. The upper torso tat, as well as the one on her thigh, are overpowering the shots. You're looking for glamour, but the poses and lighting really work against it.

Glenn Harve

Make a million, market a de-tat tool.

Chuy Loc: OUT OF TOWN

Back in the day of the traveling carnies, a person could see the lady with the tattoos for fifty cents, I hope that young girls are not caught up in the trap that this kind of thing is cool because of your attempt to glorify them. Remember young ladies, you are not always going to think the same way, even a few years down the road.