Thanks
@TrueLee478 - the shape of the background light is particularly odd. I was just using a monolight with a snoot fitted (ungridded) so not sure why it threw such a strange shape. That's normally my job on the dance floor!
Tim /
@Phrasemaker - thank you so much for the detailed crit, which is exactly what I was after. I'll concede to being reasonable pleased about certain aspects of the shot, but if I did it again, I'd think about adding a rim light from frame left to separate his body better.
You're spot on with spending "too much" time and effort on the background rather than the subject. I took inspiration (aka. attempted to copy) from this setup, the effect of which I really liked:
View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sMNd1s6Bds&index=1&list=PLxmPaqiQlFjnn83nnDqX4-Uj3xwSBoliB
The fall-off of the light is a really interesting one and tells me I shouldn't just default to "big softbox, very close". Since I'm after a more contrastly look, I think the shot would have worked with the softbox (which was as big as Ollie) being maybe a foot or two higher up, which would have given a far more subtle fall-off as it travelled down his body. It was gridded so I should have been able to avoid too much spill behind.
It was fun to do and best of all gives me loads to learn from - so thank you for the feedback and suggestions, all of which are taken onboard