Welcome back. Love your work.
Some comments...
1. Lovely model, lovely setting. I think it would benefit from a wider aperture so you could blur out more of the background clutter.
2. I completely understand the editing approach. I too do not review all photos, pick out the best and then edit those.
3. Photo #1: like the pose. I'd make two changes if you had a do-over...have her lean at the waist to her right a bit more (so we get a bit more of a modest Z or S curve going there). Also, don't let her hair hang down in front against her waist--it hides the waist and adds 3-4 pounds visually. Also, I'd clone out the white cap on the top of the pool post to the model's right (viewer's left) near her elbow--it draws the viewer's eye.
Photo #2: Don't like her eyes in that one--it's like you caught her in mid-blink. Anything in post you can do to correct that? I'd remove the white reflection off the top of the bush. I'd crop her just above the knees. Otherwise, I like it--love pose and shot. The pool bar adds a nice diagonal line that works with the composition.
Photo #3: Like the composition, her pose is nice. Two things you can do in post that will enhance it in my opinion. First, she's got a small strap from her bathing suit on her left side between the pole and her thigh--remove that. Second, almost any curvaceous woman shot from the back, when the skirt or panties are tight, then it exaggerates the size of her butt. Create a bit more of a crease there with the panty line--that will still make her bottom half hour-glass like but that line where the butt crack would be more flattering.
That's my 2 cents. Lovely work. Thanks for sharing.
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