Learning Photoshop?

[sodabiscuit12345]

Hi all,

Ive been doing photography for a couple of years now. Never knew it would become something I really love. I started with disposables, then to a basic point and shoot and upgraded and upgraded over the years.

I am now at the point where I would like to learn how to manipulate my digital pics. My girlfriend purchased CS3 for work and I know we have photoshop but I have ZERO idea how to use it.

Im just wondering if any of you can tell me how to even begin using it? Should I work with on pic, or try to learn the whole program? Should I buy a magazine? A book? Search online? It seems like such an intimidating program that Ive been postponing my learning of it for over 12 months now.

How should i get started on my photoshop learning?

Thanks a million

Jonathan

[andrepaul]

For photo editing, you won't need to learn the entire program, I don't know if there will be a point in any situation where one would need to know it entirely. Start by just fiddling with the tools of the software, you could get a book, however I think there are enough tutorials online that would suffice.

[krb]

Step 1: Go to the post-processing forum.

Step 2: Look at the tacked threads at the top of the forum.



I have zero skill with photoshop but I just downloaded the 30-day eval copies of CS3 and Lightroom and I'm on my way back to that forum to start reading. See you there.

[sodabiscuit12345]

For photo editing, you won't need to learn the entire program, I don't know if there will be a point in any situation where one would need to know it entirely. Start by just fiddling with the tools of the software, you could get a book, however I think there are enough tutorials online that would suffice.

Anybody have any suggestions for websites that offer these tutorials.

I went through the stickies of the 'photo processing' forum but it seems quite specific. I just wanna try some VERY basic things.

Ill try to google some free tutorials for now I guess.

[krb]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=242839

[andrepaul]

Anybody have any suggestions for websites that offer these tutorials.

http://www.photoshopjunkie.com/tutorials/

http://russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html

[sodabiscuit12345]

http://www.photoshopjunkie.com/tutorials/

http://russellbrown.com/tips_tech.html

Thanks man!

This is what I needed!

Wow. That was quick.

THANK YOU

[sodabiscuit12345]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=242839

Oh, almost missed this.

This is awesome as well.
Thanks!

[Roach711]

Check out youtube.com. Lots of quick photoshop tutorials.

Scott Kelby's books are also a great help.

Don't get frustrated if expertise doesn't come quickly. Photoshop is a perfect bear to learn. Nothing in life prepares you for it. It's like being plunked into a foreign country and having to learn the language and culture from scratch.

[wyofizz]

Check out Scott Kelby's books.
Adobe Photoshop Classroom in a book CS3 is a good starter also.

Dave