New to photography and looking for critiques of my work so far...

[Lucidperth]

Thanks again everyone, there's a lot of information to take in there. I didn't realise how far off being good the shots I have taken actually are. Fortunately I do have a few shoots coming up, so the opportunity is there to practice the points you have raised. In the meantime I'll definitely read into the principles of lighting and photography terminology to try and improve. Hopefully with the points you've bought up you'll see an improvement in the next shots I post!