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Sunday, December 20, 2009

Re: [Adobe_Photoshop_Techniques] I want to learn

 

Your gallery is truly awesome. Such beautiful photos you take.

Peach

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From: "Shoshanna Moser" <equinox@harborside.com>
Sent: Saturday, December 19, 2009 1:55 PM
To: <Adobe_Photoshop_Techniques@yahoogroups.com>
Subject: Re: [Adobe_Photoshop_Techniques] I want to learn

> Virginia, Photoshop is vast and deep-- a professional's tool, not a
> hobbyist's toy-- and, as such, it was never designed to be quick or easy
> to learn. Reaching even a minimal level of competence in its use
> demands both time and effort, and most people who achieve a respectable
> level of expertise do so over a period of years.
>
> The reason I'm telling you this is that many people enthusiastically
> acquire Photoshop with the idea that they can get up to speed with it
> over a weekend. Or that a few online tutorials will get them ready to
> dive into a project they have in mind, It doesn't work that way.
> Photoshop needs to be learned from the ground up-- you first need to
> understand the basics, and then gradually add to them. I've been using
> Photoshop since 1992, and over the years I've seen that most newbies who
> start out trying to follow tutorials written for people who actually
> understand the program quickly become lost and frustrated, and usually
> go running back to Paint Shop Pro or something similar.
>
> Best advice? Get yourself a copy of Adobe's "Photoshop CS4 Classroom In
> A Book"-- or whichever edition matches your version of Photoshop. The
> book is far from perfect and far from complete, but it's still the
> fastest and easiest way in which to get your feet wet and prepare
> yourself for the next level of learning. I've taught Photoshop classes,
> and while at various times I've tried employing other books, this is the
> one to which I keep coming back. It really is the best at laying the
> groundwork.
>
> Best of luck,
>
> Shoshanna
> Gold Beach - South Coast of Oregon
> http://www.pbase.com/shoshanna
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>
> .
> Virginia Moore wrote:
>> How to use adobie photo shop and I am hoping ya'll can help.
>>
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