#17 Check!!

In 2008 I bought Adobe Photoshop CS3 and the tutorial package that teaches you how to use it. Well it has been almost 2 years and I still have not sat down to try and figure it out. Well, last night while I as waiting for the fam to get home and the chicken to thaw, I started playing. I decided I would start by going through Amanda's Photoshop tutorials and learn the basics. Using her tutorial, I took this picture:

and did some tweaking. I always knew the picture was a little more fuzzy than I like, but I had no idea how clear it could get. Also, It was too dark. When the picture was printed my skin literally looked grey. I have it printed in an 11x14 but never hung it b/c I didn't like it. Now I need to get this version printed: 

I then created the Black and White Version....

And the Seventies version! I love this one! It reminds me of pictures I have seen from my Mom's wedding.

So with that, I have decided to check off #17 which was to learn how to use Photoshop CS3. I have learned enough doing these to do the basics to pictures. Photoshop will be a continuous learning experience for me but at least now I know enough to get started using the program.