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Thanks for the responses, everyone. I can see that there's a variation in opinions - that's good!
A little more on the background for the shoot before I address specific points... These were taken in my studio (the bottom floor of my apartment) and unfortunately, I was unable to get my backdrop paper from storage before the shoot. On the wall behind the model was a long piece of blackout fabric (used as a screen), but I couldn't get it to look good with the model. Hence, I moved her about 8 feet forward and shot from angles to minimize the background, thus the tighter crops. For some reason, when I shot more full-body, etc., I just didn't get a good feel for things. I had her sitting on a stool (she felt awkward and looked uncomfortable standing since she hadn't really been in front of a camera before) and had her lean against the back of my Ikea chair. [Un]fortunately, the best shots in terms of her look came when the hands were used to prop herself up, etc.
I think I preferred (esp. in this case) the close-up, intimate nature with the model with whom I was talking concurrently while shooting. Things just seemed too disconnected further out; I'm sure the fact that I hadn't shot since Spring didn't help things either, so I decided to keep it simple - 1 key, 1 reflector fill, and 1 occasional hair light. Now that I feel more comfortable with her, I will in the future shot loosely. Plus, I wanted to do things a little differently than normally, hence inclusion of the arms within the frame.
SamuraiJack wrote:
except for number 4. The crop is too close imo.
I agree within the context of her arm being visible, but if it were not there, I think it might work better.
MikeDitz wrote:
Those hands sort of take over the picture...
I too agree on this, but felt getting rid of them makes things too tight/awkward looking.
canerino wrote:
sorry to hear about that story, sucks really.
Thanks for the empathy - I've gotten over it now and trying to get back in the saddle, though no doubt, studying for my medical licensing exam/returning to 3rd year of med school isn't going to help things! 
As for the photos, I like them a lot! Also, nice work picking up this cutie and even moreso on getting her to appear so comfortable.
She loosened up a lot more (and so did I) after her friend who came with her left. We're hopefully going to shoot again, though perhaps outdoors if not too cold, in the next week or so.
Ferigan wrote:
I like the non-traditional crops too. Kudos on picking up such a beauty!
Thank you for the kind words! I've really worked on getting the guts up to go talk to random people about my photography, etc., to try to get more people to pose.
Sorry to hear about you story on the camera equipmnet. I never lend my stuff out except to my brother.
I've since insured my gear and also will be much much more careful about loaning things out - probably only to pros who I know have insurance if things break etc and will cover the costs.
Congrats on the PhD!! What did you do it on/in?
Thank you! I did it in sensory neuroscience. Unfortunately, no rest for the weary - back to med school. 
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