Black & White with Book

I am the subject of my environmental portrait.  My environment is in the midst of a living room with a door in the background.  This tells that I am rather lazy & like to be comfortable.  I am posed sitting down holding a book.  This shows my love for reading & writing.  I composed the photo by positioning myself to the bottom right corner of the shot.  The shot is pretty head on, just slightly elevated.  As far as lighting goes I positioned a lamp on my left side (your right)  and it made a cool shadow effect on my other side.