Corbin,
I noticed a few things that may help you in the future.
You posted your final entry almost as soon as you posted your before photographs. We give about a months time to complete your final entry, use this time in the future to design your entry.
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This was a good attempt for a beginner and for your first contest entry. Learn from it and from the others who will post their entries and then kick some butt next time. There's no place to go but up...
