Photoshop tippies!

Hi All!  So yesterday was my last day of photoshop class.  I feel like I could take at least 10 more weeks of class and still not learn it all.  Today I thought I would share a tool that I find very helpful in photoshop called an adjustment layer.  By adding an adjustment layer it is possible to lighten or darken a photo and make it more vibrant.  I use it a lot because I accidently don't use flash or I use too much flash!  This is really helpful when photographing cards and projects too.  My favorite is an adjustment called "curves".  I realize that I am ill equipped to explain this completely but I found this great tutorial here:
http://photoshoptips.net/2005/09/16/adjustment-layers/ 
Give it a go.  I think you'll like it too!   Here is a version of my final photoshop project.  Hope you like it!  Just a hint this is far from what I ended up turning in.  I'll show that sometime soon!

Graphic design fun!

Happy thursday everyone! Some of you are aware that I am working on my new career. Graphic Design! It has been a blast and a little surreal to finally be in these classes. Be watching the blog for assignments like the one above from my photoshop class and also for ways to sharpen your skills as I sharpen mine.
Some things that I have in the works are simple, EASY TO FOLLOW photoshop tutorials. To help improve your pictures or even improve your pictures of your projects that you might be posting on your own blog or community sites. Stay Tuned!