My Lovely wife and model (& very patient!)
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Soft.
Motion Blur.
When you're shooting with natural or constant lights, your shutter needs to be AT LEAST 1/250th.
Darken her neck a little.
Don't let her clothing disappear into the ether.
It looks like you had two lights. One should be used for the key, and another used for a rim
(to separate your subject from the background). Use a hard foam-core board to bounce the key for your fill light.
Bring your key light up higher. You want to emphasize cheekbones and facial structure. Message me for a scribble of how I would like to see the shadows here.
What I said in the previous photo regarding shadows applies here.
Again, Many thanks, I just checked and it was 1/80th! I've just bought the SLRLounge lighting and portrait courses to hopefully give me a better understanding, I will take all your valuable comments onboard and keep practicing. Many thanks again.
There's a lot of great stuff on youtube about how to place lights, and the job of each position.
As a general rule of thumb, I tell people not to get into controlling their own light until they're ready to be completely frustrated. It's a skill I'm still working on after over a decade of trying.
That said, it's a much more rewarding form of photography.
Just for fun, watch some videos about Gregory Crewdson. He's makes all of us feel small.