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I would second Chris' opinion, and add a couple more reasons as to why I wouldn't paint a sample from this photo. His mouth is in a very awkward transitional position and I feel that his hand leads the viewer out of the painting, not in.
There's also one more reason why you might not want to paint this as you've discussed. Do you really want to be painting 8" x 10" portraits? If you'd really like to get some commissions at that size, then by all means paint an 8" x 10" sample. You may find that the work involved in painting a tiny portrait is the same as one painted life size, though, and you probably won't be able to get the same price as you would for a larger painting.
If your goal is to show clients how a larger painting has more impact and thus encourage them to commission larger pieces, then just paint larger pieces to show.
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