Reply To: Critiques and feedback please.

[IHF]

I have to agree with FauxFighters And ditto everything that was said.

I think you have jumped the gun so to speak, and have  jumped into the creative side of photography before  getting a basic grasp of exposure, lighting, and the technical aspects.  Started decorating the house before the foundation was built.

In your shoes, I would work more simply.  Try some studio shots of objects, to get a feel of how light works to create depth and dimension.  I think working more simply with your models would help as well.  Take complicated concepts, posing, styling, and direction out of the equation for a spell, and try simple, just to help you concentrate on the less exciting and more technical side of things.  Maybe just some well lit head shots or three quarter shots would do the trick.  be sure to pull them away from the background

meanwhile, play with available light outdoors as well.  Instead of looking for great subject matter, look for great light.  Get out there during the magic hours, and shoot what you see, concentrating solely on light and how it plays with objects (or people if you got um).

Google lighting patterns, and experiment with them.  I agree that your accidental shot is your strongest image.  It popped right out at me while looking, As if a different more experienced photographer shot it.  Shoot a great posed shot split lit intentionally like that, and you’d be on to something.

Light, and proper exposure, those are two things you need to concentrate most on right now.  Study study study, and shoot with more intent, not nessesarily to convey, but to learn how to shot well enough to convey.

you are not a fauxtog, and it’s very refreshing to read your post and bio and go through your images.  Thank you so very much for taking the time to learn properly and caring so much about what you do.