OMG - Revelation!
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sonicbuffalo_RIP
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In the months to come, I'm gonna learn me some photoshop....I'm like Kevy....scared of it, but I will overcome my fears...I was scared of Lightroom for a while. Now I couldn't live without it....and Nik Tools.
Horoscope Fish
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For those wanting to get more involved with Photoshop, I can highly suggest some of the tutorials on Lynda (dot) com. This would probably be the fastest way to get rocking with PS in the shortest amount of time.
I didn't know about Lynda when I started learning PS but I did find this site, Photoshop Essentials and that's where I got my feet wet. Unfortunately the tutorials aren't well organized so you have to do a little hunting and I found the "Retouching" section was better for me than the "Basics" tab but both have a lot of good information. The tutorials are short and SIMPLE, which is what I really needed. I just opened up an old photo and jumped in and started doing stuff, following one of these tutorials. Didn't really matter what I was doing because doing anything taught me something. It was an awkward start but it got me up to speed where I could follow more advanced YouTube videos and courses on Lynda. I really can't stress too strongly, though, just how good the courses on Lynda (dot) com are.
My best advice in a nutshell: If you're serious about learning Photoshop, subscribe to Lynda.
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I didn't know about Lynda when I started learning PS but I did find this site, Photoshop Essentials and that's where I got my feet wet. Unfortunately the tutorials aren't well organized so you have to do a little hunting and I found the "Retouching" section was better for me than the "Basics" tab but both have a lot of good information. The tutorials are short and SIMPLE, which is what I really needed. I just opened up an old photo and jumped in and started doing stuff, following one of these tutorials. Didn't really matter what I was doing because doing anything taught me something. It was an awkward start but it got me up to speed where I could follow more advanced YouTube videos and courses on Lynda. I really can't stress too strongly, though, just how good the courses on Lynda (dot) com are.
My best advice in a nutshell: If you're serious about learning Photoshop, subscribe to Lynda.
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sonicbuffalo_RIP
Senior Member
I just re-joined Lynda.com yesterday for $14.xx. I'll be downloading the courses and watching them. You're right Paul. Lynda is a great learning platform.
Photoshops's interface is several generations old, and it needs a complete re-write in my opinion.
The Anti-shake filter is pretty cool. Like you, Paul, I've found it produces great results at times.
The de-haze filter can be pretty cool, but I have found that it's easy to go too far with. I usually adjust, look at something else for a while, then come back and slide the effect back a bit so it looks more natural.
The Anti-shake filter is pretty cool. Like you, Paul, I've found it produces great results at times.
The de-haze filter can be pretty cool, but I have found that it's easy to go too far with. I usually adjust, look at something else for a while, then come back and slide the effect back a bit so it looks more natural.
Blade Canyon
Senior Member
I love Photoshop, and hope they don't radically change the interface in any way.
On the other hand, I cannot figure out Lightroom, so I do everything in PS.
Because of this thread, I updated Lightroom CC and tried the dehaze slider. For some reason, my photo gets covered in a big blue square with diagonal lines across it once I go into Develop mode. How do I get rid of that? I can put my original next to the blue square with the before/after options, but my slider adjustments don't reflect on the pic I can see. How can PS be so easy and LR so unintuitive?
On the other hand, I cannot figure out Lightroom, so I do everything in PS.
Because of this thread, I updated Lightroom CC and tried the dehaze slider. For some reason, my photo gets covered in a big blue square with diagonal lines across it once I go into Develop mode. How do I get rid of that? I can put my original next to the blue square with the before/after options, but my slider adjustments don't reflect on the pic I can see. How can PS be so easy and LR so unintuitive?
Blade Canyon
Senior Member
Hey, Sonic, we're both in Wake County. How's about we get together for a few hours and I'll teach you about PS and you teach me about LR? I also have Nik Tools. The beer is on me.