Self-assessement

I tried to find a location that will give me nice colors in the background without being distracting from the subject. The lights in the back add some brilliance. The marble some luxury and the plants give some color and humanity to the shot.

The reflections from outside were not so much of a factor because this particular corner of the atrium is far from the windows.

One of the problems was to get the details of the black suit to show on the picture. I moved the fill light a few time and fixed things in Photoshop. It looks quite good at least on my computer.

As for the Masthead, on at least 97% of the covers that I saw on the internet and particularly for a full length picture the title of the magazine goes behind the head of the subject. There is room on each side for text.

I used two strobe units. The main light with a soft box and the fill with an umbrella facing away. Orange gels. The model is close to the wall with some tungsten backlighting and use a laptop bag as a prop. I used a zoom lens for some compression. Camera setting was ISO800, 45mm, f4.8, 1/30sec.

Things went better than I thought because this is not my favorite type of shots. I prefer architectural and sports photography. I appreciate to have a location partner who is like me and wants to get down to business and get things done. It gave me the time to get more comfortable and try different settings and locations. Also, thanks Pierre for all the tips and suggestions.