Sub-thread sugestion

[WhiteD3]

Just a thought and picking up on some recent posts under "anything goes"....how about a PSE and/or CS sub-thread under Camera Corner?

I'll own up now and admit I've just bought PSE 7 and will need some help

[dullbird]

pse? cs?

[dmdigital]

PSE = Photoshop Elements
CS = Photoshop Creative Suite - in this context

[dullbird]

Sorry not really feasible there are two many programs out there and soon people will start wanting to have seperate sections for camera brands and then where will it stop.

I see no reason why these things cant be put in the main section

[dmdigital]

Sorry not really feasible there are two many programs out there and soon people will start wanting to have seperate sections for camera brands and then where will it stop.

You mean there's another camera brand than Nikon

[WhiteD3]

Sorry not really feasible there are two many programs out there

But that's all I suggested....two

No problem though

[dmdigital]

Following on from the suggestion about a sub-thread to this forum I thought I'd put in some advice on how to learn to use this software.

The big name players are without a doubt Photoshop CS (currently CS4) and its little brother Photoshop Elements (now V7). There's also Adobe Lightroom, Nikon Capture NX, Apple Aperture and a host of others by other software manufacturers.

So here's the advice:

Firstly you're not going to learn anything about photo editing on AULRO that you won't pickup elsewhere on the WWW. This is because there is a whole galaxy of information on these products out there on the web.

Secondly, you're not going to learn anything unless you get some guidance. To this end you can do one of 3 things:
1. Find online tutorials - there's video based ones as well as text based.
2. Buy some books and magazines - Better Photoshop Techniques was one I subscribed to for a couple of years, as for books there are lots of them available.
3. Take a digital photography course that include the editing basics.

Lastly you need to use the software. Practice is the key here so the more you use it the better you will understand it. The only thing to remember is never ever edit the original image file, always use a copy. That way you can repeat tutorials, compare results and keep learning.

Think that about covers it.

[WhiteD3]

3. Take a digital photography course that include the editing basics.

Into my 3rd week of a DSLR TAFE course and have learned heaps