I decided to try and adjust some of my photos that have obvious blemishes as a place to start. I think this will be the easiest way for me to practice as I get used to the navigation. The smudges from my camera lens can easily be removed by using the Spot Healing Brush tool.

picture of red rose with some smudges from camera lense
altered picture with smudges removed

This next image I took in Italy. I thought it could be good, but it’s quite blown out and the bird is obviously not in focus. I wanted to see if I could make the whole image less harsh and make the bird less blurry. I was able to tone down the vibrance using Brightness and Contrast layer and tried the Clarity and Dehaze layer. They both helped but I’m not sure if that is the quickest or best method. I was unable to bring the bird into focus.

small bird flying from a tree