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Photoshop Exploration

Before
After
i. I used the "How to Create a Starry Night" Photoshop tutorial as inspiration for this edit
ii. I encountered problems adding layers and adding a mask over the edited image. I struggled with this as I am not an experienced Photoshop user.
iii. I overcame this by following the tutorial steps and getting comfortable with the settings of Photoshop. 
iv. I like the contrast of darkness of space and the light of the sun. I dislike the slight blue hue to the shoes that are created due tot he bump in contrast.
Before
After
i. I used the "How to Create a Double Exposure" tutorial for this image.
ii. I encountered problems adding layers and adding a mask over the edited image. I struggled with this as I am not an experienced Photoshop user. I also struggled with cutting the edges off of the palm tree image to line up with the hand. 
iii. I fixed this by steadying my hand and then using different tools to crop the image.
iv. I like the pattern of the palm tree leaves in the hand and also the shadow of the hand in the background.
Before
After
i. I used the "How to Change Background Color" Photoshop tutorial for this photo.
ii. I encountered problems adding layers and adding a mask over the edited image. I struggled with this as I am not an experienced Photoshop user. I also struggled with adding a gradient with different colors as I could not find the settings to change it.
iii. I fixed this by following a video tutorial to see where the settings were. I also added a contrast layer to hide the rough edges of the cut.
iv. I like the pop of color of the Skittles box and the rainbow gradient of the background.
Before
After
i. I used the "How to Create a Starry Night" Photoshop tutorial as inspiration for this edit
ii. I encountered problems adding layers and adding a mask over the edited image. I struggled with this as I am not an experienced Photoshop user.
iii. I overcame this problem by familiarizing myself with the different settings of Photoshop. I also increased the contrast to hide the rough edges of the car.
iv. I like the contrast of black space with the light of the stars and the car's headlights. I also like the color in the background of space.
Before
After
i. I used the "How to Create Magma Effect" Photoshop tutorial as inspiration for this image.
ii. I encountered problems adding layers and adding a mask over the edited image. I struggled with this as I am not an experienced Photoshop user. I also struggled with cutting out the Norsemen logo as Photoshop could not correctly identify the area I wanted to select.
iii. I overcame these by using different tools to cut out the logo, and by learning from the tutorial
iv. I like the glow of the orange within the logo that creates a "lava" effect.
Photoshop Exploration
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