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Just my two cents and by no means am I a professional but...your highlights are really hot, very harsh shadows due to the direct sun light, horizon is not level, and for me the sunglasses are causing a disconnect especially in number 2. I know these aren't 'beach' photos but waiting for better lighting when the sun is going down or coming up tends to be best for these types of shots where it gives a warmer look. Others may not agree with me but just my observation as I am trying to learn as well.
Okay i have changed itI think you would benefit from allowing editing to your images.
Thank you so much for the critiqueC&C per req...
I think both of them need fill flash. It looks like you only used the sun as your key light and nothing else. Even though it's bright out, your on-camera flash set at 1/64 or even 1/128 power or a simple reflector camera left could have helped immensely with this shoot by filling in those harsh shadows across her cheek and neck. Also, with just a little fill, you could have darkened the sky a little and made her glow a little more.
On the other hand, the model's posing seems just a little awkward. In #1, the back of her right thigh is bulging out a little, which distracted me from her face. You also cut off the bottom of her foot, which isn't awful, but you left so much room at the top that it would have been easy to include her foot. She also didn't seem too interested in the pictures either. Not sure if she is a friend or a hired model, but if I assume the former, than one thing that helps when I ask my girlfriend to come take pictures is showing her the end result of recent shoots. If she sees that she looks great in photos where her eyes are lit up and focused then she is more inclined to do just that.
A few little things too... I think both are a tad overexposed. Both her hair in #2 and sunglasses in both are distracting, and are both easy fixes.
The pictures look pretty good, but I think if you work a little more on posing and lighting you'll be golden
PS. Did you edit these at all? Traveler is right; even a little bit of tweaking in Lightroom could help a lot more than you may think.