Spent some time on Vertus and PS today

Here are the results: http://imgur.com/a/4oMG8

For the first pic I did not blend the sweater, so there's probably a little bit of wall stuck to that.

For the second one I can see why ID pictures are done against a solid background. The red and black in the background made this more difficult. There are a few parts where I just had to delete the hair to keep the background out. I also don't know what I'm doing as far as drop shadows go for girls.

Any tips, pointers, or advice is much appreciated.

Thanks

E: Threw together a Trump pic real quick. http://imgur.com/a/ko7Vr Original pic didn't have everything in perfect focus so it doesn't look perfect (especially on the left side) but it also doesn't look super shitty.