At the beginning of the lesson my knowledge of photoshop was extremely poor, i struggled to use the software. However after the task of making a self portrait in a Opie style i began to understand photoshop more, i learned how to create layers and how to manage them whilst working. Also i used other tools such as the lasso tool and the colour palette to help make my self portrait as good as it possibly could be.
I still struggle using photoshop but i have gained more knowledge in how to use it. This will help me later as i will be using photoshop when i start my coursework.