lolz either compo skill or PP skill which both I don't have hehe just shoot family pix for most of the time
If you would entertain constructive criticism, it helps (as I would like my work to be critiqued too in order for my photography to improve).
And so, I would give my unsolicited comment to your two portrait photos: I think in these two cases, the blurred lights / bokeh in the background distract from the main subjects as they seem to be the brightest objects in your frame.