Triker gang portrait

[ionian]

Hello everyone, it's been a while since I posted here. I thought I'd share a couple of shots from a recent shoot with a triker gang - this guy has a look that begged to be photographed. Maybe more context needed? I really wanted to focus on him in the first shot rather than the machine. The second doesn't use the top end of the histogram but I found the contrast too harsh if I used the full 256. C&C welcome.

[Shadowman]

Nice set, in the first shot I think you could've achieved your goal of making the triker more prominent by just changing the angle of view. I would've shot from a lower angle making the triker appear larger than life.

[JBW]

in #1 the hat seems out of place?

[bnnrcn]

Very interesting looking guy, I like #2 very much

[Rainforest]

I like your second shot Simon - he's certainly connecting with you or the camera. Nice shot.

[John 2]

Like both of these. I prefer the first one but my instinct would be to crop from the bottom to produce more of a letter box format. Both benefit from viewing in the Light box.

[IzzieK]

I like #1 but agree with John about the angle to make him look tougher with a machine like that.

[ionian]

Thanks for the comments everyone. On the first I didn't notice the hat until processing (oops!) but I agree with the suggestions to shoot from lower down.

[ST1]

You've caught a very interesting looking character Simon well done.

[Merlin52]

Hi Simon, for me your first image needs cropping as the biker looking to the left draws your eye away from anything on camera right of him. Cropping to leave 3 focal points ( face, skull, hand) seems a way to go. Hope you don't mind the attached crop to illustrate, great subject btw.