wow thanks you guys really nice to have positive feedback, I'll admit that trying to get into fashion and beauty photography is tough and unforgiving so to have such nice comments means the world to me

Here's a few pics of what i've been upto you can see more at my website www.charistalbotphotography.co.uk or blog at www.charistalbotphotography.com- easy to find on facebook and was recently featured on the pentax page
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/pinkbeene/IMGP6881ejweb.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/pinkbeene/IMGP6765ejweb.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/pinkbeene/IMGP8210ejweb.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/pinkbeene/IMGP6611ejweb.jpg[/IMG]
Enjoy feel free to ask questions.
All shot on K-r - studio with a pentax-a 28-80mm (£10 from charity shop) and last two with pentax a 50mm 1.7 (second hand)

Fab

thank you so much! x

thanks about the hardness - i'll check it in camera

thank you
I know she has blemishes and strap marks- I'm not that derpy. it's from the unedited jpeg
I need the pictures to be magazine standard as I've been asked to submit loads of work (because people seem to like me)and I would dearly like to be published but it seems that I can't get my images print ready.

really? it's really pixelly, noisey and red spidery

Perhaps I'm being a bit stupid on this, studio wise I shoot at ISO 200 and usually F8-12 shutter speed 125-160 but I keep getting really frustrated with noise it's really getting me upset because it means I cant submit my work to anything or I'll just get laughed out.
here is a close up of the unedited photo to demonstrate
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/pinkbeene/IMGP5391noise.jpg[/IMG]

and here is the finished product- i end up just cloning the noise and using a solid colour fill layer on PS to try and lessen the noise
[IMG]http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b257/pinkbeene/IMGP5391Ejweb.jpg[/IMG]

but as you can imagine. after 5 hours of skin retouching it's not nice to have to fix noise so if I'm being daft and doing something wrong please tell me The problem is present when I'm using my soft box and my beauty dish.

hehe it is the backlanes of Bensham indeed well spotted!
Algernon, feel free to post your edit if you wish- always interested in feed back. With that particular image I used a gradient adjustment layer to make it black and white then I made another gradient layer in white to give a flared look. My intention was to make it a bit dreamy in contrast with the first pic but I'm excited to see your take on it

thank you both very much! I am on google+ but I'm not sure I understand it and I didn't realise it was good for photography.
The K-x is a lovely model as well, I've decided not to upgrade till the FF comes out as it's rumoured there will be two next September but then if I do have the cash (as if lol) I will upgrade before then because I really need slightly larger images and the K-5 is pretty sexy (+weatherproof and better sensitivity). The FF alternative in other makes aren't so nice (have had to use them for work)fingers crossed!