A couple shots.

[CourtneyCollins]

Criticism = Important!
& Don't worry, I'm not taking anyones money, its just a hobby! Please tell me what I can improve, i'm really into "portraits" if you can't tell...

#1

#2

#3

#4

#5

#6

 

[tagan]

I am no expert so these are just my opinions I like #1. It is a very cute picture. Only comment I would have is if you could brighten up his face a bit or darken the highlights in the bottom left corner so they dont distract from the subject.

In #2, in my opinion her skin tone is too close to the tone of the background and she isn't standing out very well. I think that would be better left as a color picture.

In #3, the shadows around her eyes/mouth are a little harsh. Use your flash for fill light! Also, armpit shots of a female are not very attractive. Next time have her pull the shirt up a bit to avoid showing it.
#4 is a cute concept but I think it needs to be in color. The leaves being thrown up would stand out more against the background and her skin. The leaf on her face, especially in B&W, looks a little.. weird, lol.

In 5&6, the backround is blown out a bit. That may be what you were going for (so if it was, Im sorry!). For me personally, the highlights draw my eyes away from the couple.

 

[CourtneyCollins]

Tagan, I believe any kinds of advice is welcome!

I do agree on the whole armpit thing, but wasn't thinking it then... And on the leaves photograph, I took multiple photos of that in different spots but this is the only one I had turn out to actually look good...

5&6, they were meant to be like that because of the lens I was using, but I would of much rather of preferred it to be more focused...