Editing 101- Making your photos pop using curves

This is the first tutorial in my brand new series- editing 101.  Learn some tips and tricks for making your photos look more professional, one lesson at a time.  Please excuse the small size of this video.  Between this video and the next I will be working on getting them to show up larger here (without having to go full screen). 
This lesson is on using curves to give your photos that pop that really takes your image from flat and amateur to professional.  Knowing how to use curves is SO essential to making your photos look professional.  If you are still intimidated by curves you are not alone, but it's time to dive in and start playing with the most powerful tool in Photoshop!  There are many things you can do with curves and this is just one of them.  Photographer Chesapeake, VA, Portrait studio Virginia Beach, VA
http://sweetconfectionsphotography.com

Here is the final edit of this photo.  Other aspects of this edit will be covered in future tutorials.