One hundred and sixty...

This post is for my brother-in-law, Aaron. He had a variety show at his house last weekend and among other performers, his band played. They sounded totally amazing, as always.

Before the show I snapped some photos of his band. I am posting them here so Aaron can see them.

The first shot was a challenge because we were in a dark basement and the original shot came out pretty grainy. So I played up the grain and made it even more grainy in photoshop. I am not in love with the final product but I'm happy with it. Maybe, you will like it Aaron. If not, I can take some more. I do like that the final image is kind of edgy and you guys look like rock stars! At any rate, it was good practice for me and fun to hear you guys sing. The second one is a bit better, but a different feel.

Just so I know I am not losing my edge, I had to post these too. I think one of the reasons I struggle with loving the first image is because it is nothing like the three below...I might need rosie little cheeks and sparkly eyes to showcase my ability as a photographer. I think my talent might lie in taking pictures of subjects that don't have five o'clock shadows...