Lighting and Posture

[miniwakka1]

Really want to improve my portraiture, so all critique welcome - learned more from peoples comments than any book could teach !!!!!!!!!!!!!

[zona5101]

You didn't really ask what your looking for in a critique so until then my general feelings on this one. As been mentioned before, beautiful model....and this is a very nice portrait!
This is broad lighting. In general, broad lighting makes the face appear larger. In this particular image I do not think it negatively impacts the image. It would be nice if her chin were just a bit off the shoulder It would have allowed a little more light to flow to the shadow side. The catchlights are great. You've got the body-head-eyes all nicely positioned. The focus is crisp and sharp. The exposure looks perfect. Overall, (in my opinon) one of your best yet. Very nicely done.

[miniwakka1]

Much obliged - all comments taken on board - many thanks
Shaun

[Benji]

I agree with zona 100%.

The rule of thirds probably gets used in photography more than any other compositional aid. In portraiture this is especially true, because the eyes in a portrait should be placed 1/3rd of the way down from the top. In your portrait they are virtually centered as I have shown below. In portraiture virtually anything that is straight up and down, or centered or level will make the image boring.

Benji