Quote - > Quote -   I do have a sof box in the scene that is facing the same way as the camera.  Should I increase that more?

Love the plugin.

Definetely. From what I can see from the image the softbox is either turned off or blocked by something. With images like this a mesh light is all that you need, the softbox is not going to give you any advantage. The whole deal is that the meshlight is providing the ambient light that is perceived by the human eye but that cannot be detected by a camera. As the great cinematographer George Spiro Dibie likes to say: "it has to be felt, not seen" 

Also, lights that come from the same direction of the camera are usually not very flattering. Top lights tend to give you better results.

Cheers.

 

Thank you, I always have trouble with lights.

Should I remove the soft box completly, and have the mesh light on the ceiling?