Made some changes and applied advice. I think there is improvement. CC? (1st shoot)

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[WhiskeyTango]

Nice shots, overall. I'm torn between 3 & 5 for a favorite.

#1 would greatly benefit from flash, and I think a tighter crop. The sky is completely blown out, and the skin tones are pretty cool.
#2 would also benefit form flash, though I think less dramatically. This time I think her skin tones are fine, but she's a bit over exposed.
#3 I really like. There's a bunch of broken "rules" here, but I'm not going to quibble, cuz I really do like this image
#4 I'd tighten up the crop just a bit, but not too much on this one. I like the context that the background gives, so I'd hate to eliminate it. Just put a bit more emphasis on her. I also find her to be a bit overexposed in this one.
#5 I also really like. I don't think there's anything you can do with the crop, but if you had a chance to re-shoot it, I'd love to see her a bit further right and higher in the frame. The light on this one is really nice, and her skin tones look great.

Nice job!

 

[tirediron]

I'm not sure if you're meaning improvement in general, or against a specific shoot. Since I don't recall a recent post of yours with similar images (but then I also can't remember what I had for breakfast...) I'll assume the former. There are definite improvements, HOWEVER there are still issues; the most significant being that of exposure.

In #1, you have the front of her sweatere rendered at what I suspect is close to the correct colour, but the sky is blown out and featureless.

2, 4, and 5 render the skin and sweater significantly over-exposed. Note especially #2 where her skin is almost featureless and her sweater-sleeve is nearly white. You also appear to have missed focus slightly on #3 (and the angle is... well, a matter of taste).

If you're going to use the spot metering mode, ensure that you meter the correct point in the image, and always watch your rear LCD for blown highlights.

Regardless of how good your camera is, I firmly believe that a good incident meter is one of the best tools you can have in your bag for work like this.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John