Here's a shot, in my favorite style, that I took of my friend smoking a cigar after a shoot. There's one strobe with a snoot to his left, and another bare bulb strobe behind him to act as a hair light and highlight the smoke. Taken with a Canon 6D and 50mm 1.8.
I love the mood in this shot, and the black and white processing feels right to me. For my style of dramatic portraits the eyes are the key. They grab and hold the viewers attention. In this case the eyes are dark so it might be difficult for viewers to engage with the subject. If it were my shot I would try to create and capture a hint of a catchlight in his eyes. Other than that pretty awesome shot!
Thanks Miguel! Wow, I actually hadn't noticed how deep in shadow the eyes are, and I'm big on eyes myself. I guess I got distracted by the smoke during post-processing. Something to pay attention to next time.