NaturalLight
TPF Noob!
- Joined
- Feb 10, 2013
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- Location
- San Diego
- Can others edit my Photos
- Photos OK to edit
Thanks for your advice and tips!
For a hundred years, people started portraiture businesses without Photoshop. I guess they all sucked. And, of course, "getting it right in the camera" + tweaking in Lightroom cannot possibly produce good portraits, so even if that describes the OP's level, it's just not good enough. Rite guis? :er:
My advice to those who want to learn Photoshop is to take courses that incorporate a real curriculum to follow, so that the student learns the necessary basics first, then builds upon those to the intermediate level, then on those to the advanced level, then finally on those to the master level. Because of the daily schedule commitments of most people, online courses that can be taken at one's own pace without being rushed work really well. To that end, I recommend the courses at Lynda.com and especially those offered by instructor Deke McClelland.
As to the specific question about the software "Portraiture", I do use it from time to time, and I think it works quite well. What anyone else thinks about it doesn't really matter to your work, your work flow, or the results you're trying to achieve however. So just download the free trial and try it out if you want to know if it's worth it to YOU.