I am in need of updating this thing, it's been way to long. Lets see I got my new camera on Weds, and Friday I went to go take some portraits one of my friends for my portfolio. Here take a look. I am open for any tips or advice you may have for me
I have a few more if you would like to see them they are on my facebook page. 
One super helpful thing I learned was that taking a wide shot makes your subject look wider, and taking a tall shot makes then appear thinner. So, for the rest of us in the human world that aren't a size 2, try to go vertical if possible. If your subject is a person, try to make the focus on them, and not get lost in a big wide scene behind them (image#2). Your first image is a pretty good angle & pose. Try having them cross their ankles, and if they bring their chin up further towards the end of the hands, it makes the face look a little thinner as well. Looks like you've got pretty good lighting on them. If you have a manual setting, open up your aperture really wide (to the lowest number it will go, and yeah, I know that sounds contradictory but trust me it's not) and it will make a HUGE difference when doing shots like #2 and it will blur the background putting more emphasis on your subject.
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