I agree about the hands..they look hella off, and he looks too dodged/burned or whatever..
Just because he's sending you mixtapes (after you had to ask) doesn't mean shit.. If he never asked your permission to use them, that's not right. As someone mentioned here before you do have great stock photography, you should look into that. Check out
www.istockphoto.com. Great way to generate some extra cash. Don't settle for giving away your photos for someone else to make money off... Trust me, i've been in your situation before plenty of times