mikes portraits

[MLlanes]

heres all i have for the moment. taken like, a half hour ago. terrible lighting
shot in RAW, boosted the exposure in PS. kinda grainy
1.

[MLlanes]

this one is really mine, i just told my GF to take pics of me while i was playing. im the one in the brown and white striped polo

2.

[MLlanes]

heres a short video clip of the first person singing
hes the best singer in the school. also, his sis is dating the bassist from Boys Like Girls. he was at the last open mic in december

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAxYcblrMao

[Gentile]

I like the first one :]

[alicat08]

I also like the first one. Its a bit dark though.

[Gentile]

The dark adds a nice atmosphere to it though.

[alicat08]

true...there is just somethin about it, not sure what. Still a great photo though.

[MLlanes]

new one. tried to get a painted feeling. also, new peirced ears(studs until i get my gauges)

[Gentile]

A tad bit too close for me. It almost feels invasive. On the observer's side.

[MLlanes]

yeha, i see what you mean. thanks!

[MLlanes]

im trying to get better with portraits. i need it for my portfolio. hows this?

[MLlanes]

new camera.

this one was in low light, so the shutter speed was down and it got his hands moving.

[d37hb01]

in the first shot, you could have raised the fill light slider a bit, to recover some of the dark bits. just a thought.

[EvrEst]

the last one. the knees take away from the baby bc of thier texture. im not sure if i would crop it out or just PS the texture away. aside from that keep working on your composition and angles. Your getting there!