Comments on: Photoshop scares me

By: Alex Miles Younger

Alex Miles Younger — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 01:43:41 +0000

Full Disclosure: I’m biased because I work with him.

That said, Mark S. Johnson is an outstanding Photoshop teacher. I was largely feeling the same way you did before I met him.

So here’s my shameless plug: check out his Photoshop 101 Tutorials, they’re free, they’re on his website (www.msjphotography.com) and they’re a great introduction. When you’re ready for something more advanced you should watch the weekly Photoshop Workbenches, where he tackles a different problem or creative technique each week using a reader’s photo. It’s fun, it’s educational, and it’s free.

Cheers,
Alex

PS – Tell you husband to keep up the good work with his Freelance Freedom comic strip, and keep up the good work yourself.

By: Cabe Nelson

Cabe Nelson — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:13:35 +0000

Photoshop is awesome, but I'm also a minimalist. I only do 5-6 different tools with photoshop to make photo's pop. Love the second one. Cabe Nelson´s last blog post..VOTE FOR YOUR FAVORITE: WEEK SIX!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:00:44 +0000

I used to be a lot better with Photoshop, but that has kind of gone by the wayside. I usually just use the very basic adjustments available in iPhoto, mostly because I am far too lazy to wait for PS to open, and organizing the pictures after the fact is a whole hassle in and of itself.

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By: KJ

KJ — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 02:28:05 +0000

Photoshop can be daunting. I have several books but I haven't made my way very far with them yet. Curves? Yeah, no, I don't really understand them yet either. I think cropping solves a lot of photo issues. The simple cropping from your first photo to get rid of that bit of car that was "creeping" in from the edge made a big difference. And the color adjustment looks nice...gives a little more contrast between the red bricks and green leaves. KJ´s last blog post..pick a favorite photo

By: Hilly

Hilly — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 00:32:04 +0000

I’m a minimalist just like you…cropping and basic level/color editing. Sometimes I sharpen or blur and okay sometimes I maybe airbrush out a zit but you know, a total minimalist.

I like the color “pop” of the bricks though…

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