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Originally posted by ckrieg
my first portrait shoot and my first portrait shoot with flashes. Shot for a friends engagement, any C&C is MUCH appreciated! 
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Hi Colin,
I quoted the image just to keep it fresh so that the critique doesn't go missing. Now I'll be the devil's advocate about it, but only because I think you want it straight out. If you don't like the critique, let me know and I'll soften it for next time.
Overall: Good image. It has good lines in it and the expression is fairly natural. I like the overall tones of the image.
Composition: The composition is fairly strong with a diagonal line that crosses through the image and helps frame the couple. I think this image works with having the couple in the middle.
Pose: The pose is simple and effective. Do remember that taking photographs of individuals you still want them to look their best. There are few simple things you could have done to improve this in your image. First, the female subject should not have leaned back as it exposes too much of her nostrils and makes her look slightly awkward. Second, the clasping of the bottom set of hands makes the hands a clump of fingers. Yes when you look at it you can discern 2 hands, but in a quick glance it looks like a conglomerate. Flatten out their hands and put them on top of one another without clasping. Also I would have asked the girl to relax her shoulders a little it because it is hiked up and gives a feeling of tension.
Editing: If you going to go through the image and give it a good edit I would suggest that you whiten the teeth. Because the image looks processed, I would expect the teeth to be whiter for the guy.
Otherwise, good job and keep it up!