Im pretty new to setting the lights, model, etc and would like some C & C to help me improve. Im trying to get that pop in eye color like so many others have on here.
Only PP is slight contrast, levels and resize with bicubic sharpen. Thanks for looking and commenting.

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1 - Nice, some will complain about the rim light being too hot, but I kind of like it. Got a little bit of shadow behind the head, and pinpoint catchlights. Bare, direct on-board flash?
2 - Don't like the tree, and I wish this were at more of an angle. The straight on shot is kind of boring.
3 - Nice light, good pose that flatters her, bkg is great, in opposition to...
4 - Light is harsher, bkg is more distracting, pose is awkward as she is turned too much; the neck muscle is stressed and some lines on the opposite side of the neck. Also, this pose makes her look bigger than normal (and no woman wants that, ).
5 - OK, but not a stunner
6 - The squint is not good, need some more light in her eyes.
7 - Nice light and bkg, the pose is almost there, but again she's turned too much. Try to get it so that you can still see some white on both sides of the iris.

Shot 2 is strikingly bizarre. I don't want to be mean, but this shot looks like it belongs in a cheap, raunchy photo shoot, even though all her clothes are on. Something about the amateur-style flash, the oversized chair, the way her hands are placed (as if to say, "I'm waiting to be impregnated"), and the lazy-looking eyes (she almost seems to be on some sort of drugs, even though I'm sure she isn't), all contribute to this feeling. It's just not attractive. Quite the opposite actually. I'd throw this shot out even before showing the others to her.

Shot 1 is technically nice, but it lacks emotion and she seems disengaged from the shot. She looks like a mannequin.

I like shots 3, 6 and 7. Nice background and coloration in shot 3 -- good job matching the blue of the water and background with blue from the dress. In shot 4, she's sticking her chest out a little too much. That dress already makes her breasts look large without her trying.

Shot 5 has some potential, but the seductive look is offset by the unattractive shirt. I can see she is trying to be sexy or perhaps dominating, but the clothing is not flattering. It makes her look overweight. Also, you cut off her arm, but I don't usually have a problem with that. I do it all the time.

Shot 7 is the best one, but I was never a big fan of lip piercings. I guess she wanted to keep them in?