This is a really good photo. It quite honestly reminds me of one of the professional style photos shown on a Kodak commercial or something of the like. Great image.
Oh, cool, somebody called me a pro! You must have missed my first couple of postings which got hammered so I yanked them in shame. All kidding aside, you are wayyyyyy too kind. thank you.
I think this is a great portrait! Certainly the lighting is just right, but more important, the subject's concentration wasn't disturbed at all, which adds to the intensity of the photo. Also really like the foreground - background relationship...which further enhances the subject's face and posture.
Contrast and composition really are the best parts of this near-perfect compilation of photographic show of skill. This one gets high marks, no doubt about it.
More of this, please!