Need your feedback on these 3 pics

[goodguy]

Working on light and need to see what you think I did right and wrong

 

[minicoop1985]

I like the lighting. No hotspots, good angle to the subject. The only thing I would recommend is some space between the shell and the background so the wrinkles in the backdrop disappear in the bokeh/don't get lit.

 

[oldhippy]

1 and 3 for me. Great shots. maybe a little reflective light to take some of the shadow off the shell. later Ed

 

[goodguy]

I like the lighting. No hotspots, good angle to the subject. The only thing I would recommend is some space between the shell and the background so the wrinkles in the backdrop disappear in the bokeh/don't get lit.

1 and 3 for me. Great shots. maybe a little reflective light to take some of the shadow off the shell. later Ed

Thank you both for feedback, thanks guys

 

[acparsons63]

The light is a bit too yellow for my taste in the lady photo, additionally there is a reflection on her forehead and something at the bottom of the photo(name plate?).

 

[goodguy]

The light is a bit too yellow for my taste in the lady photo, additionally there is a reflection on her forehead and something at the bottom of the photo(name plate?).

Thats a good prespective, I think I agree, light is a bit too yellow and the reflection on her forhead could have been avoided by positioning the light on a slightly different angle.
Yes there is a tag at the bottom of the statue and I left it there as I thought its a part of the sculpture so it should be in the picture too.

 

[KmH]

It looks like you used tungsten/incandescent lighting with the camera white balance set to sunlight.

I recommend adjusting the white balance, using a reflector for fill, and making sure focus is sharp. The first 2 photos look soft.

The light is harsh and the shadow edges are sharp.
That indicates the light source was small - like a table lamp.
Light modifiers (diffusion panels, umbrellas, softboxes, bouncing off a wall and/or ceiling, etc) are used to make a light source seem larger. The larger a light source is the softer the light, and the more diffuse the shadow edges are. Shadow edge diffusion is often described as how light 'wraps' around a subject.

If you don't already have it, an often recommended resource is: Light Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

 

[goodguy]

It looks like you used tungsten/incandescent lighting with the camera white balance set to sunlight.

I recommend adjusting the white balance, using a reflector for fill, and making sure focus is sharp. The first 2 photos look soft.

The light is harsh and the shadow edges are sharp.
That indicates the light source was small - like a table lamp.
Light modifiers (diffusion panels, umbrellas, softboxes, bouncing off a wall and/or ceiling, etc) are used to make a light source seem larger. The larger a light source is the softer the light, and the more diffuse the shadow edges are. Shadow edge diffusion is often described as how light 'wraps' around a subject.

If you don't already have it, an often recommended resource is: Light Science and Magic: An Introduction to Photographic Lighting

Wow thank you, you are absolutly right I used a table lamp to light these guys and getting a way to difuse the light loks like will make light softer and better, great feedback, thank you.
As for white balance, I left it on auto, I am darn insecure in touching this setting, never touched white balance, my D7100 is usually very good at getting it right but obviously these pictures are yellow.