How did you learn how to work with Photoshop?

Question

Ok, I know everyone who's like a pro at editing photos was once a beginner, so my question is where did you all learn how to work with Photoshop?

I really need/want to learn how to make skin look flawless and everything else I seem to be so behind on. An example would be this man's work:
http://www.eugeniorecuenco.com/2pictures.htm

Suggested forums & tutorial sites would be very, very much appreciated :]

Answer 1

http://www.photoshoptutorials.ws/



http://www.psworkshop.net/psworkshop/



^there are forums there





if you're already got used to all the basics.....it's easier to understand the harder ones....



there's so many tutorials on the net....

Answer 2

I believe that both software has a free trial or maybe a "stripped-down" version that is free. Knowing both (I'm an engineer) I can only say that they are very different. I mainly use autocad for ...CAD... ie when doing technical plans where the power of the tool is really useful. I use photoshop for doing a presentation of a product. You can also learn to use Solid Works. I can do pretty much everything that autocad can do but it also does 3D. Added details : You don't need a powerful computer for solid works. It works very well on our school computer (pentium 4 2.8 ghz, 1gb of ram and integrated 128mb video card...)

Answer 3

I didn't go to school to learn photoshop. It is some sort of a hobby. I started using photoshop with simple cutting and pasting. Then resizing, rotating and color adjustment. Then comes the filter which does all the magics in photoshop. Try working on one subject and explore what each toolbar does. The pictures on the link you posted were mostly done using image adjustment (color, brightness, etc) with some filter effects (glow, blur, sharpen, etc). It's easy. and FUN too!

Answer 4

You have to mess with photoshop a lot. You'd be surprised how much you can teach yourself if you fool around with photos.



Youtube does have a lot of videos on the other hand about fixing skin tones and make up.

Answer 5

Buy books by Scott Kelby. He is great at teaching Photoshop www.Amazon books.com

Answer 6

I highly recommend John Shaw's e-book titled "Photoshop Field Guide". Those he is a nature photographer and the book is aimed at the same the techniques can be applied to any type of photography. He's a master of instruction who dumbs it down so that anyone can understand it.

Answer 7

Do you play any pc games? like BF2, crysis, cod4, etc. when u play it more u get better, right? Well its just like photoshop make it as your fav. game:D

Answer 8

I would check with your local community college to see if they have a credit or non-credit class on it...that is what I am going to do so I can edit my own wedding pictures and print them.

Answer 9

Best way,Read the guide book and try with your pc at the same time,exercises can help you to learn soon

Answer 10

Reading and looking for more information and tutorials in Internet

Answer 11

I agree with bretedge - Shaw rules!

Answer 12

Take classes or keep asking in Yahoo on what specific questions you may have, pretty soon, you have all your answers.

Answer 13

I learned by messing with the program, just keep playing with it and you will teach yourself the tricks!!

Answer 14

i learned by taking a class in my school =]

Answer 15

ok mine came with a manual so I read and worked around "this manual" thing until I got it right

Answer 16

check with books or help guide on ohoto shop

Answer 17

Took a few days off and read the whole manual.



It's on line here:



http://help.adobe.com/en_US/Photoshop/10.0/photoshop_cs3_help.pdf



p.s. and still dunno what I am doing.

Answer 18

practice making ads for newspapers

you will get the hang of it

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Answer 19

Buy it and play around with it... it has a tutorial on it. Painter is better though.

Answer 20

http://www.photoshop101.com/

Answer 21

practice