>>5237956>I think he has some off camera lighting going on as well.>>5237916>You seem to have a fairly well-lit environmentYes, I have two 105 watt CFL lights with umbrella diffusers. Its a pretty basic (cheap) setup that I got off amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003WLY24O?psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s01Basically, you want to position your subject as far away from your backdrop as you can. Your backdrop can be anything really.
I normally shot between f2.8 and f4.
Sometimes I'm lazy and just shoot from desk with my cellphone though. Whatever works.