Learning Photoshop - A Sample

There is that pesky expression that an old dog can't learn new tricks. Well, this 'old' dog is turning 28 tomorrow and I have had quite the breakt-through with photoshop tricks over the last 12 hours. Here are some Before and Afters:

BEFORE- sun spots, sky is bleached out, color seems faded

AFTER- I added a blue layer to the sky, adjusted the color saturation and erased the sun spots. I love the contrast of blue and yellow in prairie photos.

BEFORE- she is cute as a button but the color is kind of drab.

AFTER- erased 2 'squito bites, adjusted color saturation, highlights and shadows, and spent about an hour finding the right technique to make those adorable eyes pop (note- you can find any tutorial for photoshop on youtube). Dace goes gaga everytime he sees this one on my screen.

BEFORE- nice but some distractions in the background.

AFTER- erased the blanket behind her and whatever was way in the back, color adjustment and also played with the highlights and shadows.

Heather- the disc will be in the mail tomorrow. Hope you like it!