I'm late to the discussion. And I'm not a pro, but I'm hoping to get there. I look at your newest version and I don't as a client know what you want to do. Are you hoping to shoot for magazines? It doesn't look like portrait work. The guy in a suit looks like a magazine ad. If that's what you're going for, great. You need more images though to really show what you can do and draw people in. I only see 1 headshot(and it's merged with 2 others that don't work as a headshot) on your page although you list that as a service. A headshot imo typically is something a professional would use on their website, in their advertising etc. It's not an overly artsy shot of a profile. To me, if you list a service, you should have multiple examples using multiple models/objects etc. Your website should make me say I want to hire this guy. Your photos should call to me. I should see my subject in your setting. For example, if I was looking to hire a family photographer, I want to look at their pictures and be able to see my kid looking awesome in that setting. I pick a photographer based on their style and that's an emotional connection that says that person can make my kids/person/family/house/product look awesome. Even if that isn't true, it's what your portfolio has to say to me. I'd suggest more variety in your product placements. It looks like all you do is jewelry. Find some businesses to let you take some free shots of their products to expand your portfolio.
I've started taking some classes to help my problem areas. I've looked at the portfolios of people near me to see what they charge and what their work looks like. I've decided what I like and dislike about their work just so that I can challenge myself to do better and to help solidify my style. I've discovered that a number of photographers in my area host workshops where they'll have the models on site for you to shoot. Even less expensive, a few of the clubs in the area host a shoot night where you pay $20 and the models are there (I'm hearing the way to eval those is if you get 1 good shot for your portfolio it's a success) But that's a good way to expand your portfolio with variety.
Instead of pairing with someone with processing skills, pair and shadow photographers who do the type of work you like and want to do. See if the photographers you like host workshops. If you haven't already, join a local photo club and go on their events.
You've gotten a lot of good advice and have obviously been tweaking this. I'd encourage you to think about your brand and as a previous poster said, your target market. After you identify your target market, see if you can identify who is servicing them already, check out their sites. Compare them to yours, not to copy but to critique yourself. Use it to identify the gaps in your portfolio.
ah. Sorry.
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