What's your set up like btw? Macro lens? What kind of background?
These were taken using an XT2, with the 7artisans 60mm macro. For background, I use my PC monitor on an articulating arm. I stand the figure up on a large block to get it off the desk itself, which allows me more room to control camera angles, as well as lower the screen further if I need to to make sure the background is always visible.
For lights, I have a yonguo on a flash stand with a shoot through umbrella; it's connected to a wireless transmitter.
On the desk I have a tiny little baby flash holder, but it has a wifi bulb on it, that I can adjust the brightness and color of. I don't take advantage of the adjustable color as much as I should, but it's there if I need it.
I control exposure by using shutter speed to adjust intensity of background and the adjustable light bulb, and the flash transmitter adjusts the flash exposure.
I use a postcard as a reflector to keep the face lit gently.
Depending on what I'm doing, I may also use my phone's flash as a point light, but that's almost exclusively as either face fill, or as a building light when doing Legos.