noir1

good effort. too dark, pose looks unnatural. perhaps another light on the right would fill in the shadow a bit. not sure if this was the effect you were looking for but to me the lighting / tone processing looks off.

I brought the right down lots :)  Sigh... can't seem to get the balance right on it at all.  When you say the tone looks off what do you mean exactly?

its personal taste but for example, on the necks of the models and on the sleeves of the man, it is all black. am viewing on a laptop with a not-great screen which may affect what I see.