1st Post. Band Portrait.

[Trev Rich]

Hi all. So, my 1st post on here.. go easy on me :hug::
Below: a shot from the weekend. A local band asked me to do a shoot for thier fliers etc.
Really chuffed with how this came out.
C&C welcome :thumbup:

1. First edit.

2. Cropped edit with unwanteds removed.

band, mustang

 

[Ady]

Perhaps try just cropping up to the post to hold them in the picture. Liking the composition/contrast/sky. The closest guitar looks better in the 1st pic, a little blown out in the 2nd.

 

[Trev Rich]

Perhaps try just cropping up to the post to hold them in the picture. Liking the composition/contrast/sky. The closest guitar looks better in the 1st pic, a little blown out in the 2nd.

Thanks for your comment Ady. It was originally blown out in the first and had to bring it back in using layers. I forgot to do it on the second image.

 

[bazooka]

I really like the 1st. The crop on the 2nd puts too much emphasis on the car in my brain.

 

[Jankster]

i think the cropped version is the best imo

 

[the Virginian]

The girl's hair blew into guy #3's face.

 

[Foxman]

The girl's hair blew into guy #3's face.

As much as I appreciate the car and the contrast of the image....her hair in his face is the FIRST thing I noticed.

 

[srinaldo86]

Nice shot, quite the age range in that band.

 

[Trev Rich]

Thanks guys.
Agreed, the hair blowing across his face is annoying.
I'm wondering how hard it would be to clone the hair out.

 

[The Empress]

I like the first shot better, and yeah the hair def stood out to me lol

 

[TexasJeff]

I like the shot overall. The hair in the face is unfortunate it could be tough to make a clean edit on that. Let us know how it turns out.
Great work on the sky. I love how the tonality gets light as it approaches the horizon, pulling the image right down into the band members.