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| photoshop tutorial |
photoshop tutorial | ||
| need a photoshop tutorial! | ||
| Barnaby Everett (barney) Post Count: Joined: | Msg: #1 Added: 2006-03-20 12:16:48 | |
| Does anyone know of a decent photoshop tutorial on the web. I just recieved my copy and it\'s so much more complicated than anything I have used before. I could do with a few pointers... Cheers Barney | ||
| Bob Wallace (BobTrips) Post Count: Joined: | Msg: #2 Added: 2006-03-20 12:58:28 | |
| I'd suggest you go to DPReview - the Retouching Forum - and do a search on 'learning Photoshop'. There are lots of discussions and you will probably get a better idea of what would best suit your learning style. If you've got particular questions bring them back here and we'll do our best to help you out. Here's one source that you might want to give a quick read to get you oriented.... Luminous Landscape | ||
| Adrian Warren (AdrianW) Post Count: Joined: | Msg: #3 Added: 2006-03-25 15:18:18 | |
| I have a beta version that I've written - here. Not finished yet though. [Edited: 15:18 - AdrianW ] | ||
| Christopher Kean (chriskean1) Post Count: Joined: | Msg: #4 Added: 2006-04-18 10:53:58 | |
| AdrianW the link does not seem to work. I will also look at DPReview per Bob's post. I am adding myselöf onto this thread because, though I have never used and do not own PS (just the Camedia software that came with my Olympus), I am now in Helsinki where PS is freely available to play with in the public libraries' computers. I have the time, so I hope to begin learning it. I am increasingly unhappy with my Camedia editing, which has been limited due to colorblindness, a clumsy lasso-hand and the software's capabilities to contrast adjustments on whole photos--images are unacceptably overexposed in spots as a result. I will begin making comments on the Workshop this week, and hope to post a few images also. CK | ||
| Adrian Warren (AdrianW) Post Count: Joined: | Msg: #5 Added: 2006-04-19 20:29:15 | |
| CK, thanks for pointing that out - the link's broken because I'm part turnip ;) The correct link is here sorry for any inconvenience! Oh and it's now roughly finished - if anyone fancies giving it a beta test again, that would be appreciated... [Edited: 20:29 - AdrianW ] | ||
| Christopher Kean (chriskean1) Post Count: Joined: | Msg: #6 Added: 2006-04-21 06:36:50 | |
| I just tried out the tutorial, and it works fine (minor variations but I assume that's OK). Thanks for it. I am using PS 7.0 (I am at a public library in Helsinki, and do not have PS at home), so SmartSharpen is not available, but I tried the same thing with Unsharp Mask. A couple of items: 1. On step one (at least for PS 7.0), after selecting layer/new adjustment layer/levels I get a window allowing me to set the layer name, color, mode, opacity. It is only after hitting "OK" that I get the "RGB" window shown in the tutorial. 2. I understand what red, blue and green are though I don't often see them all properly, but I have no idea what midtones are. Perhaps a one-sentence explanation would help someone taking the tutorial to know better what he/she is doing. I also saw "middle triangles" for red, green and blue, and wonder whether these are midtones also... Everything else could not have been clearer. 3. Is there any quick explanation for what to do if an image does not have true whites and/or true blacks? The best thing about the color correction technique is that it should work even for those of us who are colorblind. Nice job. Thanks. CK | ||
| Barnaby Everett (barney) Post Count: Joined: | Msg: #7 Added: 2006-04-21 11:22:15 | |
| Thats great, really useful for the basics. | ||
| Adrian Warren (AdrianW) Post Count: Joined: | Msg: #8 Added: 2006-04-21 21:27:56 | |
| > 1. On step one (at least for PS 7.0), after selecting layer/new adjustment layer/levels I get a window allowing me to set the layer name, color, mode, opacity. It is only after hitting "OK" that I get the "RGB" window shown in the tutorial. good point - i forgot that step, i'll add it soon - thanks :) > 2. I understand what red, blue and green are though I don't often see them all properly, but I have no idea what midtones are. Perhaps a one-sentence explanation would help someone taking the tutorial to know better what he/she is doing. I also saw "middle triangles" for red, green and blue, and wonder whether these are midtones also... Everything else could not have been clearer. yes, the middle triangles are the midtones - basically they represent the midpoint between the darkest tone and the brightest. i'll add that in too - thanks :) > 3. Is there any quick explanation for what to do if an image does not have true whites and/or true blacks? The best thing about the color correction technique is that it should work even for those of us who are colorblind. now that's where things get more complex... a whole heap more complex. i'll have to think about the best way to explain that one! unfortunately it's probably outside the scope of the tutorial - but that doesn't mean i can't write another page or two about it... all excellent feedback - thankyou! | ||
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