(posted 8429 days ago)Wow. I see you've worked out your previous lighting difficulties... the power of the gaze in this shot is astounding.
While I love large format, if what you originally wanted was MF, why not get a TLR? My Yashica-Mat (non-124-g) served me well for many years, and is *great* for portraits. Imogen Cunningham, Avedon, and many other greats depended on TLR's in the 40s, 50s, and 60s before the MF SLR cameras came of age.