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<blockquote data-quote="BackdoorArts" data-source="post: 367529" data-attributes="member: 9240">Photoshop is a long journey with many quick peaks to climb and rejoice in, and many long slogs wondering when they hell you're going to get it.&nbsp; And even the stuff you think you've &quot;got&quot;?&nbsp; You don't really know it, because there's a video you'll see down the road that makes your head explode.Know this about it - the tools are powerful, and like everyone before you the photos you produce will initially suffer from too much of a good thing.&nbsp; &quot;OMG, unsharpen mask!!&quot; will result in you looking back at these amazing images 6 months from now saying, &quot;What the hell was I thinking?!&quot;&nbsp; Initial forays in to layers will have you laughing at yourself for the fact that it took you hours to do something you can now do with a couple clicks and an adjustment.&nbsp; This is all speaking from experience.If I have any real advice it's to try and not be enamored by the &quot;magic&quot; and &quot;power&quot; of Photoshop and to learn to do good, solid, basic editing with it first.&nbsp; And as tempting as it is, unless you're using the shake reduction to save a slightly blurry shot, do not go to the sharpening menu until you're done with your edits.&nbsp; Then resize for output and then do your real sharpening.&nbsp; Dig back into my Flickr feed and you can easily see the point where I discovered sharpening, and (hopefully) the point where I learned how to use it in a more proper manner (I'm still learning various techniques).And hey, don't get discouraged if we don't see the amazing things you do.&nbsp; Some of us have been through it, and some of us need to see the tool in action to actually see what it is you're so excited about.&nbsp; Regardless, it's your adventure, so enjoy the ride.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BackdoorArts, post: 367529, member: 9240"] Photoshop is a long journey with many quick peaks to climb and rejoice in, and many long slogs wondering when they hell you're going to get it. And even the stuff you think you've "got"? You don't really know it, because there's a video you'll see down the road that makes your head explode. Know this about it - the tools are powerful, and like [I]everyone[/I] before you the photos you produce will initially suffer from too much of a good thing. "OMG, unsharpen mask!!" will result in you looking back at these amazing images 6 months from now saying, "What the hell was I thinking?!" Initial forays in to layers will have you laughing at yourself for the fact that it took you hours to do something you can now do with a couple clicks and an adjustment. This is all speaking from experience. If I have any real advice it's to try and not be enamored by the "magic" and "power" of Photoshop and to learn to do good, solid, basic editing with it first. And as tempting as it is, unless you're using the shake reduction to save a slightly blurry shot, do not go to the sharpening menu until you're done with your edits. Then resize for output and [I]then[/I] do your real sharpening. Dig back into my Flickr feed and you can easily see the point where I discovered sharpening, and (hopefully) the point where I learned how to use it in a more proper manner (I'm still learning various techniques). And hey, don't get discouraged if we don't see the amazing things you do. Some of us have been through it, and some of us need to see the tool in action to actually see what it is you're so excited about. Regardless, it's [I]your[/I] adventure, so enjoy the ride. [/QUOTE]

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