Croomrider

Very nice. If you get a chance in the future, try out adding a hair light. I have always thought it adds a lot to studio portraits like these.

That's a great start, and works really well as a general purpose lens. You should be able to get a great deal on one. Check the Canon Refurbs, or pick one up used from somebody who got one in a ...

The 24-70 f/4 lens will have a much narrower range on a crop sensor, and you are not likely to notice much in the quality of the pictures, on your camera. I would not make this "upgrade" for a ...

If you're looking to up your game, get the 6d. Canon refurb had them recently for $999. I've bought several refurbs and have never been able to tell that they weren't new!

Get the 6d, then your 24-105 will do double duty. It will be a great general purpose lens on the 6d, and a decent wide normal to medium telephoto in the T5i. I don't think you will end up using ...

Yes, I just bought a 5diii and have also been using a 7d for the last several years. Besides having a few more megapixels, I noticed less noise immediately. The high ISO is also much better. I do ...

This is great advice. One more thing though. If you can find a helper to let people know what you are doing and stage them while you are shooting, it would be a great help. It's hard to do that ...