It is safe to say, that Photoshop is not my strongest skill. That said, I was really eager to try to fix some of the problems I had with my original photos. For two of the photos (motorcycle and one of the bedroom scenes) I wanted to try to correct the lighting issues. For the last three (photojournalism photos) I was more interested in specific elements of the image.

Bedroom 

Original

Photoshop

Motorcycle

Original

Photoshop

Then I decided to make things way more difficult ... Although I knew it was going to be a challenge, I really wanted to try to remove some of the figures in the images below that I felt took away from the focal point. Most of the changes are still pretty obvious, but hopefully that is something I can still fix.

Note: I am well aware that the changes are far from perfect.

Photojournalism - Dignity for All

Original

Photoshop 

Photojournalism -Trayvon Martin

Original

Photoshop

Photoshop 2

Photojournalism -Parents

Original

Photoshop