Learning Curve

I have a love/hate relationship with learning. I love to do things right the very first time, I hate having to "learn" how to make things happen, I'm impatient, and I don't like to admit my mistakes, but when it all comes together - after the frustration and nail-biting - and I can do a little happy dance in my pjs, I'm glad I took the time. One of the main purposes of this blog is for me to learn; and part of learning is admitting mistakes and understanding how to correct them. I have been reading tutorials (I know...reading directions?! Shocking!!) for my editing program, and have learned quite a lot! I still have a long way to go, but I think I'm getting there. Here we have some before and afters...can you see the differences? I sure can!

**Before** **After**
Remember what I was saying before about close-cropping...I couldn't help myself. The main difference here is in the contrast, I eased up just a bit - so the faces aren't so bright, but I was still able to get the colors on Little G's sweater to pop...which I love!

**Before** **After**

With this one, I brightened the image, tweaked the blue a bit, and eliminated some of the orange tones from Big G's face.

Are the "Afters" perfect? Far from it!! But I think they're better than the "Befores" and that's all I can ask for at this point in the game. Baby steps, people.