I joined a competition called Skills USA, basically it was amazing! in its most simple form it is a competition of all "hands-on" work. My competition was photography.
![Adobe Portfolio Skills USA utah](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/8285e335909343.5707d855a97b9.jpg)
My competition was made up of 4 parts, a written test, Photoshop, field shoot, and studio lighting.
My first competition was Photoshop. your asked to "fix" two images and make a composite of 6 or more images provided.
![Adobe Portfolio Skills USA utah](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/ce70a335909343.5707d855a9f83.jpg)
![Adobe Portfolio Skills USA utah](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/07494535909343.5707d855aa5bc.jpg)
My next competition was the field shoot, I was given an hour to go capture 4 prompts: Human Interaction, Black and White Candid, People in Motion, and Personal Expression. I included 2 of the 4 bellow, Human Interaction,and Black and White Candid.
![Adobe Portfolio Skills USA utah](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/667d3e35909343.5707d855aabc4.jpg)
![Adobe Portfolio Skills USA utah](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/20e87335909343.5707d855ab22a.jpg)
The next competition was Studio Lighting, I was asked to use 3 lights and a model to produce 2 lighting styles: Butterfly and Rembrandt.
![Adobe Portfolio Skills USA utah](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/1c202935909343.5707d855ab95f.jpg)
![Adobe Portfolio Skills USA utah](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/max_1200/58040b35909343.5707d855ac07f.jpg)
I learned a lot this year, and have found ways to "up my game", and next year I plan to take first!