“I am completely self-taught and I feel that I have been improving as a photographer”
Opening with an excuse is bad. It says “My stuff sucks, so don’t even bother looking.” And, I almost didn’t.
Some of your studio work is nice to look at, and it is 10 times stronger than stuff done with natural light or in environments you can’t control.
Get out of the studio. Find objects that would be hard to photograph, and photograph them. The over-all feeling of your stuff is that you found your comfort zone and haven’t left it. Challenge yourself. You seem to have a good feel for the process of photography, but it looks and feels like a process.
You don’t want your prices discussed, so tough shit.
Do you want to make money or build your portfolio? The prices you are charging do neither well. This is discussed ad nauseam on many other sites/blogs/forums, Google for clarification.
To end on a positive note:
http://melissasuemullins.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/9/6/10961146/2239433_orig.jpg is one of my favorite pictures, and could have been one of your strongest portraits with a bit less editing. It had a strong initial impact, and didn’t feel over edited until I looked closer.
