Aaron of the Funky Pandas

[mykadog]

A two man band playing in the tiki bar section of the bowling alley. Lots of freedom for taking photos, but the lightning conditions are not consistent. This was cropped from about 15 feet away. Otherwise very little editing...should I invest in Photoshop?

[windrider86]

Too close of a crop. Try a little larger as the mic looks odd

[BigFuzzy]

Agree with Windy, too tight. All the space you have on the right should be on the left instead. Think Rule of Thirds here.

Focus seems off as well, seems sharper on the mic than on his face (particularly the eyes... yes, even closed eyes should be most in-focus in my opinion).

No, you should not invest in Photoshop. Not yet. Lightroom (approx 200usd) maybe, Photoshop 600usd, not yet. Work about nailing it in camera best as possible before thinking of the post processing stuff as post processing of stuff that's not great to begin with doesn't really help.

In the end, this image probably means more to you than us as you were there and feel all the other context of the situation. To me, at this point, it's pretty much a snap shot.

[mykadog]

Very good comments. I appreciate you taking the time to help me with some good constructive criticisms. I'm going to work on it. Thanks again.