I need tips on editing photos etc.

You seem to have lighting down pretty well, now...do yourself a favor and buy a month or two at www.lynda.com to educate yourself with CS5.

Downs Photography wrote in post #11517168
Nice work. Plz explain the skin tones and how youi did it.

I cheated... with a NIK ColorEfex Pro filter aptly called Brilliance/Warmth. Very low intensity application selectively painted via a layer mask. It often works well for cyanotic skin tones.

But you can sample the skin tones and step up the yellow value and contrast.

chauncey wrote in post #11518686
You seem to have lighting down pretty well, now...do yourself a favor and buy a month or two at www.lynda.com to educate yourself with CS5.

I found a week free offer after you told me this and then I called them and got another week. I buy another month or two after this week runs out. I will try to get better with it. I learned plenty so far.

You bought CS5 not too long ago? Did you ask for the free "ProtoTools" filters at Adobe when you registered?

When I bought CS5 I was offered the free filters , and just last week upgraded to the Pro package for $49.00. These plugins are somewhat similar to some of the Nik Software's ones, but a little more difficult to use. Try some of these on your photos and you will be amazed.

Rafromak wrote in post #11545714
You bought CS5 not too long ago? Did you ask for the free "ProtoTools" filters at Adobe when you registered?

When I bought CS5 I was offered the free filters , and just last week upgraded to the Pro package for $49.00. These plugins are somewhat similar to some of the Nik Software's ones, but a little more difficult to use. Try some of these on your photos and you will be amazed.

yeah I picked that one also, but I want to learn from jump how to do it also.