Experiments

gangster 223, a photo by DVJ Photo on Flickr.

There is always something to learn with photography. Things like composition, lighting, framing, angles.
Yet, while improving your skills behind the camera is important, just as important is what you learn behind your desk. If your lucky, or can afford it, you have Photoshop, and all the joy it brings. If you are like me, you have a decent photoeditor that does most of what you want, but do you know everything it can do?
Once in a while, I get away from basic editing (fixing shadows or adjusting color) and strech myself. I push myself to see what my editor can do. Then, I see if I can recreate whatI just did.
This photo and several others is me trying to emulate the editing of some photos from photog's I admire. If I didn't quite get there, but I liked what I saw, I kept it. You may thing it's great, or post some snarky comment about what I did wrong. My response is, this is an experiment. It's all about learning.