First shots from the new studio!

I finally got the room finished so I could set up the lights for good in the new studio! Nice to not have to tear down everything when I am done shooting. I had Chris, Ally and their 2yr old son over for some family style shots and an pretty happy with my first results. Here are a few from the session and as always I encourage C & C on any and all of my shots.....

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No C&C here other than they look good! What are you shooting with? Light & camera/lens combo, that is.

dave

The b/w is the best it has the nicest contrast and the eyes really pop. The color one the eyes are all too dark and they lack the life of the b/w one. I might also turn down the background light just a touch it is spilling over into the faces. It only needs to be 2 stops brighter than the people right now it is looking closer to 3 causing it to spill onto the subjects making them loose some of the pop they need. The subjects all look relaxed and comfortable in front of the camera which is great and will make the job easier.

i'm curious, how big is your room for the studio use? i have a spare normal size bedroom that i'm thinking of doing the same but not sure if big enough...

in the first pic the wall texture is kind of distracting and in a different color...other than that, nice shots

Thanks for the C&C..I appreciate it as always.
In answer to the questions in order.
Camera is a 5D shooting with a Tamron 28-75. Lighting is with alien bees 800's octo softbox on the key light and rectangle softbox on the fill. BG lights are a Ex430 and Ex580.
The studio room is rather small but extremely functional. About 12' X 10' with nothing in it but my lights and stands. I thought it might be too cramped but with the wide angle of the 28-75 on a full frame camera I seem to have plenty of room.
I am afraid that the flags I used on my BG lights may not have been large enough to stop the spread of the light onto the subjects. The room is painted Navajo white and I am also afraid that the walls may be reflecting some of the light onto the subjects too. The texture is from a knockdown wall covering......I didn't use any of my muslins but I know I will in the future. This is just the beginning of the learning curve in the new digs.
In response to the replies about the subjects eyes, I totally agree with your assessment. I did a layers PP on the eyes in the B/W conversion that I didn't do on the color ones and I was very happy with the result, as it was just a stab in the dark for me, as well as the conversion itself. I am still in the learning phase with color conversions and such. Maybe I will try to PP the eyes using the same technique on the color ones and see if they improve. Keep the ideas coming guys and girls...I really appreciate them!

Here is a quick edit on the eyes I tried. I think his left looks good but I am not sure about the right...something just isn't perfect. What do you think?