One of the challenges of a portrait is the background. We should always avoid distracting backgrounds, and find and use backgrounds that will help in isolating the subject, to make it pop so to speak. This is definitely one example of the KISS (Keep It Simple Stupid) principle.
The Sky.
What is more non-distracting than a sky!! Especially when its overcast.
Settings: 1/250 @ f13 @ ISO100 … the lens was 70-200mm f2.8 @ 200mm
