formal senior portrait

[SGToliver]

Hello, its me again. Looking for any constructive critiques for the following photo. Two guys from the states were here with their dad and wanted some senior photos done while they were in Belgium. We did some outdoor photos (those will come at a later point for critique) and they also needed more formal headshots with suits and ties. We rearranged some furniture in their home and I placed one SB600 on the little stand it comes with while I had an SB800 in a shoot through umbrella slightly camera right and above pointed down. In this photo his brother was slightly camera left and below holder a white reflector. A little work in lightroom bumped the wall to solid white but I managed to keep it pretty white and even in camera. Looking for any advice on technique and outcome. Thanks!



Exif data

Camera Nikon D3100
Exposure 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture f/5.0
Focal Length 70 mm
ISO Speed 200
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Manual
and shot in TTL mode

[SGToliver]

also, i shot this with a cheapo Sigma 50-200 mm lens. I had better but my 70-200 2.8 would have been overkill and I wouldnt have fit in the space available.

[jdloniak]

Nice shot of the subject, clean light and no shadows, just not a fan of the white background, its too over powering and takes away from the subject.

[Rentham]

I quite like headshots on white. I'd like to see a little more light in the subject's eyes here and I think his expression is a little vacant. Otherwise, nice clean shot.

[SGToliver]

+1 on the expression but that was seriously the closest thing to a smile i got from him.