Portraits

The biggest difference between a portrait and a snap shot is that in a portrait you try to capture a person or emotion instead of a moment. Portraits are a lot more intricate to look at and carries a heavier tone on the human emotions. Snapshots tend to be just what they sound like, a snapshot of a moment. Not to say that snapshots are lesser, they just have a different place, a more casual one.

Softening

In this photo, there is just me and a white background. I used the clone stamp to get rid of the blemishes. It was a little hard to understand at first but once I got the hang of it, it was fairly easy. 

I hate photoshop. I am technologically retarded. It conspired against to the point where I had to change computers. I would only use this ever again if I had to. Maybe for minor things. I hate it, I hate it , I hate it. I could not use this contraption for crap.