Any Advice Would Be Great!

[Raspberry Rain]

Hello fellow photographers, I am trying to learn as much as I can about lighting my subjects and so I am asking for your critique on this pic. I am really sketchy on the whole white background thing because it seems so hard to get the lighting right. Anyway, thanks for the help!
Canon 50d, 50mm, iso 100, f/4.5 1/25
Used a Speedlight for main light at 45 degree to subject with an open window for fill light opposite of main light.

[Nicole]

The lighting looks good, but I'm not really feeling the tilt in the photo. Makes me think the baby is eating cake on a blanket covered hill. But, the lighting and everything else looks really good.

[RexK_Cozumel]

the white background thing is pretty easy. Place subject about 4-6 feet in front of seamless paper and blast it with a background light about three stops over your main light will get it nice and white.

As for your processing on this image. the eyes look to be way over done. can't tell if you cut out the background to make it white. the image is pretty small on your flickr site.

[Raspberry Rain]

Thanks so much for the critique. I agree with you both and usually over do the camera tilt. I didn't cut out the background, just took out a few wrinkles in photoshop.
Thanks again.

[Benji]

Lighting on both the subject and the background are good. DO NOT blast the background with three stops more light than what the main light meters, (unless you like ghosting and the background light bleeding over the edges of your subject.) You only need about 1 to 1 and 2/3rds stops more light on the background than what the main light meters, depending on how far from the background the subjects is posed..

The tilt makes me think the whole shebang is gonna slide right off the table!

Benji

[rengles]

I think the lighting is gorgeous!! Also, really cute idea... I definitely agree with the no-tilt crowd, though

[Raspberry Rain]

Great tips guys thanks! I appreciate yalls input!