Saturday, November 14, 2009

Learning new things everyday!!

Since starting my Photography class, I am so excited about photography and what I can do with the pictures.  I currently have Paint Shop Pro Photo and have had it for almost a year.  I never took the time to figure out everything it can do….just enough to do some basic photo editing.  I have had Photoshop Elements on my wish list thinking Paint Shop Pro was somehow inferior.

I decided to buy a book about PSP and see what I could learn about it.  I had a friend tell me she loved this program and for what I wanted to do with pictures…it was perfect for me.

She was right…I did a little reading today and a little experimentation.  I took some of the pictures I took for homework and tweaked them just a bit.  See what you think……

Before will be on the left, after on the right…..

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Just subtle differences, but I love knowing how to experiment with my current software.  So, Photoshop you are out for now….I think I will just learn  about the one I have.  What do you guys think of the pictures….comments are appreciated :)

Until next time….

2 comments:

The Rodriguez Crew said...

well first of all, how you managed to make BENCHES look beautiful I have no idea. :) I love the subtle differences, that I can definitely see. I like the little color boost you did. Really, these are fantastic. I think my class is too detailed for my tired mind, b/c I am a WORSE photographer as of now (changing from auto to manual has been a killer!). I'm not giving up though!!

GREAT JOB! And yay for you for buying a book, and getting after PSP. I had that program and my Dad swore by it, but I was the sucker who bought into the whole PSE craze!

The Leonard Four said...

i think these pics are totally great! i love the editing you did! you have a great eye and it looks like that photog class is really paying off! man i wanna do that...