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Lovely provocative pose! Reminds me of Sargent's Lady Agnew.
It sounds like at this point that you'd probably be best served by learning how to take some top notch reference photos to work from (in between the live sessions that you can schedule). There are many great suggestions posted in the Photo Critiques section of this forum.
Here are some quick tips:
1. Take your own photos. Don't paint from client photos or existing snapshots.
2. Don't use flash.
3. Use a single source of light. Posing a subject beside a window works great.
4. Shoot lots of photos of each pose, with many closeups of hands and faces.
5. Make enlargements as big as you can get them. I blow details up to the size they will be in the painting.
Having great photos to work from will make all the difference in the world in the quality of your work!
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