Looking for "constructive criticism"

[jbg16]

Fist post.

Just wondering what the masses think of them.

 

[ronlane]

Welcome to the site.

1) The first thing that I notice is that you cut off her hand and the background isn't very interesting.

2) You should try this in portrait orientation concentrating on her. (She's the subject not the tree or background)

3) Angle is good but again needs portrait orientation.

4) The hair needs to be moved out of her face.

5) Not really feeling any of this photo.

 

[oldhippy]

Agree with Ron

 

[striving4mediocrity]

I think you need make sure your lens is clean and get a hood. It looks like a green lens flare in #1 and #2. A fill flash or reflector would improve #4

 

[dxqcanada1]

Comment from someone who does not take pictures of humans (or did not like to do it when I had to):

The background in the first three are heavier than the subject ... distracting, not complimenting. Maybe crop these.
Third shot ... I agree with the others about the hair, unless this is some particular attribute about her.
Last shot needs a crop.

 

[KmH]

IMO the 1st 3 should be in the vertical framing, not as horizontals, and the depth-of-field should be quite a bit more shallow giving the girl more visual weight in the photograph..
The color temperature of the light used for fill is to warm compared to the rest of the shot, and the light direction is from quite a bit lower than I would have had it.
Her cheeks are casting a shadow under her eyes from the low position.

I'm guessing a gold reflector was used.
If so, had the camera's white balance had been set to tungsten/incandescent, the fill light would be close to white making for more natural looking facial skin tones, and the background light would have been even more blue.

I'm not a fan on the light quality and direction where shes up against the wall.

The last one! No workie - composition, framing, subject scale, pose, truck, crop.

 

[Rick58]

You don't need more salt dumped onto your wound but I have to agree with everything above. #1 is the best of the bunch if you would re-crop it to portrait but even there the hand is cut off