Photoshop Skills

I have been taking photos for my magazine using different contrasts and lighting's to experiment and see how my Photoshop skills can cope with editing these images. Luckily they have came out looking good and presentable to be featured on my magazine which I'm very pleased about. Getting the combination of light/contrast is hard, but with the help of Photoshop; anything can happen.

This is the photo that I originally took, but with new skills I have developed on Photoshop I've been able to edit the photo taking away all the blemishes, brightening the image up and changing the contrast in order to make the image look more professional. This is the before image from my double page spread.