Re: A Light Read
The image is one thing, how you got there is another.
I like the image. Very tidy. My only negative comment is that perhaps the subjects knee could have been a little darker...
Years ago, Eastman Kodak published a book that really good... all about the studio lighting of the day. It was a collection of lighting styles of various working professionals. I remember Monte Zucker was in it, maybe twenty different photographers in total. One of those made his living by creating photographic images that were lit in the style of the classic art of the Dutch Masters, with somber backgrounds, vivid faces and rich colors on the subject. I still have that book someplace, and it never fails to fascinate me... the way people can be presented in so many ways, each tasteful if done well.
You image is done well. Congrats on it.