Photoshop classes

[TonyUSA]

I was thinking to take photo editing classes. Any suggestion where should a good place? I was thinking at any collage that offer such as photoshop classes.

Thank you,

 

[OGsPhotography]

Im looking also.

Probably going to go the online route at Kelbyone.

Also, Phlearn.

 

[Trever1t]

as much as I would love to learn all the functionality of CS I don't think it's the correct direction as a photographer looking to learn edit techniques for portraiture, landscape, etc.

I purchased a few tutorials to learn specific skin smoothing techniques and they give basic instruction on creating layers, selective color, liquify techniques.

There's just so much that Photoshop can do,it may be (was for me) better to learn specific small parts of it and then, using your own formula combine them to create your works.

Youtube is an amazing resource for free tutorials too!

 

[The_Traveler]

I suggest you just learn the basic tools first, then try to understand what changes you want to make to an image and that will lead you to the tutorials you need to view.

 

[TonyUSA]

Thank you everyone. Which editing software is good to start to learn?

 

[Derrel]

Lightroom is fairly easy to learn. I used Photoshop from 1997 through 2013. In 2013 I got Lightroom...since then, it takes a terribly messed up image to "require" Photoshop, for me.

There are a number of raw image converters: Nikon has its own; Capture One has its own; there are independent, smaller raw capture converters that will make you a 16-bit or 8-bir .TIFF file that can be edited...

There are "free" apps and also "paid" apps...

Depends what you want to do; image editing at the pixel level? Photoshop is great for that! Want image catalogue AND image editing, fast? Lightroom is excellent at that.

Want to be able to ingest ,tag, and caption thousands of images per month? Photo Mechanic would be better than Lightroom, by far.

 

[photo1x1.com]

Lightroom is fairly easy to learn. I used Photoshop from 1997 through 2013. In 2013 I got Lightroom...since then, it takes a terribly messed up image to "require" Photoshop, for me.

There are a number of raw image converters: Nikon has its own; Capture One has its own; there are independent, smaller raw capture converters that will make you a 16-bit or 8-bir .TIFF file that can be edited...

There are "free" apps and also "paid" apps...

Depends what you want to do; image editing at the pixel level? Photoshop is great for that! Want image catalogue AND image editing, fast? Lightroom is excellent at that.

Want to be able to ingest ,tag, and caption thousands of images per month? Photo Mechanic would be better than Lightroom, by far.

I second Derrels opinion. Lightroom is much, much more capable than most people think and use it for. I myself have long used photoshop for things I could have easily (and much better) done in lightroom. Especially the local adjustments are quite powerful. Make sure to shoot in raw though. So if it isn't anything specific and rather advanced you'd like to edit, my advice too would be to learn lightroom first.

 

[KmH]

Lightroom's Develop module and Photoshop's Camera Raw are the same software - Adobe Camera Raw - with just minor differences though each has some of it's own advantages for Raw file editing.
Lightroom's major benefit is image database management (IDM), but other applications are better in several different ways for IDM than Lightroom is. I use Phase One's Media Pro to manage my image database.
For optimizing an application's database management functionality or Adobe's image browser Bridge, read and keep handy as a reference - The DAM Book: Digital Asset Management for Photographers

I learned a lot about using Photoshop and Lightroom being a member of Scott Kelby's KelbyOne and it's predecessor: NAPP - National Association of Photoshop Professionals.
I've also learned a lot by watching videos on Adobe TV, and Lightroom Killer Tips.

Also invaluable have been several books, or series of books, mostly written by principals involved with Pixel Genius, LLC.
Knowing how is good, but also knowing why is what usually separates the high quality edits from so-so edits.
By Martin Evening:
Latest in the ongoing series - The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC / Lightroom 6 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
Latest in the ongoing series - The Adobe Photoshop Lightroom CC / Lightroom 6 Book: The Complete Guide for Photographers
By Jeff Schewe:
Real World Image Sharpening with Adobe Photoshop, Camera Raw, and Lightroom (2nd Edition)
The Digital Negative: Raw Image Processing in Lightroom, Camera Raw, and Photoshop (2nd Edition)
The Digital Print: Preparing Images in Lightroom and Photoshop for Printing

 

[OGsPhotography]

I rent the Adobe CC photography package. Its great and I will recimmend it.

Its been one year with Adobe Nd TPF! I cant believe that, since I started on this forum and began studying photography and editing. Loving it. Thats why Im looking into a " school" and willing toninvest more in learning.

There comes a point in the learning curve where some structure may be needed, at least I can find out what areas Im seriously lacking in, and focus some effort.

I did take the common advice of learning Lr rather thoroughly before attempting Ps. I only export to Ps to play at this point ( a year in!).

 

[TonyUSA]

Thank you everyone for your value suggestion. I think at the moment seem like Lightroom is more easier to learn than Photoshop, I will start with Lightroom and will move up to Photoshop in the future.

As Derrel mentions that Lightroom offer a free apps, wondering if Derrel or anyone could please post that link for me please so I can try it out.

Thank you very much everyone,

 

[OGsPhotography]

adobe.com

You can get a 1 month trial to the photog subscription.
There is an app that goes on phones as well its awesome. Have your credit card ready to feed the beast you are going to love it!

I see your sig we have similar setups! Love that 70-200, used it for a month straight and when I put the 50 back on what a relief to the forearm haha.

 

[TonyUSA]

Thank you. Yes, I love my 70-200 too, been using with 50D. I will pick up 5D III today and I am afraid that I might not be happy with the zoom length due to get used to crop sensor that give me x1.6 extra zoom.

What is the different between subscription monthly and buy the software at the store such as subscription online for $9/month and buy software at the store for $139.

 

[KmH]

I think at the moment seem like Lightroom is more easier to learn than Photoshop.

Yes. Lightroom is easier to learn - because Lightroom can only do a fraction of the edits that Photoshop can do.
Lightroom can do most of the editing you will want to do to a photograph, but there will be times that Lightroom can't do an edit you want/need to do.

That is why Adobe's $9.99 a month Photography subscription includes both Photoshop CC 2017 and Lightroom CC 2015.
Lightroom was designed to compliment Photoshop as a front end processing/editing application for photographers, not to replace Photoshop.

With the online subscription ($119.88 a year) you will always have the most current version of both Photoshop and Lightroom.

 

[TonyUSA]

Thank you very much Keith for you value information.

 

[photo1x1.com]

Than you. Yes, I love my 70-200 too, been using with 50D. I will pick up 5D III today and I am afraid that I might not be happy with the zoom length due to get used to crop sensor that give me x1.6 extra zoom.

What is the different between subscription monthly and buy the software at the store such as subscription online for $9/month and buy software at the store for $139.

hah, I was just about to write a lengthy post. 9$ is including photoshop monthly (LightroomCC), 139$ is lightroom software only (Lightroom6). If you don´t need photoshop for around 2 years, I´d go for the buying option. There are very few limitations in the buying option. So far all I could find was the dehaze function, and within the local adjustments you can only seperately change highlight and shadows, while in the rent-version you can also adjust blacks and whites.
Adobe is trying to get all their customers to LightroomCC, because it brings them more money, so they are not regularely upgrading Lightroom6. That means that before Lightroom7 is out, the difference will become bigger because some functions will be included in LightroomCC, that will not be included in Lightroom6 before there is a bigger upgrade.
I use Lightroom6 because I don´t like monthly costs, but rather have a one time fee. But I need to admit, that I also own Photoshop CS6 which was the last version of Photoshop you could buy.