February Post: Gradients

Last week, I was playing around with filters and gradient maps. This can change the colors and overall look of a photo. This is the picture I used:

After adjusting colors and applying a filter, it turns out like so:

Then I added a gradient map:

I wanted to go for that Hope Obama ad campaign look with the gradient map, but I either messed up on the gradient map or I need to find a new picture instead. I'll work on it some more.