Photoshop 101

I've been messing with Photshop a little bit, trying to figure out how to improve my pictures (without having to get a new camera, of course). It's a bit tricky to figure out what to do, but I think I'm slowly getting it. Here are a few things I've played around with today... I'll show you the before and after pictures. They aren't super great, but it's a start!

Before:

He's cute and all, but kind of faded... and look at those cobwebs outside of the window... the horror!

After:

Now he's bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I cloned the cobwebs out (whew!) and cropped it down a bit.

Before:

Aren't we cute? This is our engagement picture. I don't love it because you can see the roots of my hair a little too well.

After:

Now we look glowy and angelic. I softened the gradient and the black and white took care of those heinous roots!

And finally... my favorite...

Before:

My own little Bunny Foo Foo. Doesn't he look sad?

After:

I changed the color saturation to make his face pop a bit more. Just look at those baby blues... makes you almost forget about the bunny ears. Almost.

That's all I have for now. These are nothing special, just playing around, but hopefully a start to a new hobby.