What is Photoshop and how can i use it ?

Question

what is photoshop and how can i use it ? All of my friends are using to edit pictures but i dont have a clue on what to do . what is photoshop ? Where can i get it ? How to use it agter i got it ? please help me , step by step please . THank a lot ...

Answer 1

Adobe Photoshop lets you manipulate images (including any type of photo or graphic in many file formats) which you load up or create right in the application itself.

One of the greatest features Photoshop provides is called Layers. And so in this regard, among others, it stands out because with this feature (which actually provides a great number of additional tools you can use to manipulate your images) you can keep your original image on one layer and add to your image using additional layers, instead of destroying the original image by painting on it. This used to be a huge advantage over other applications, but now other applications have implemented layers as well.

There are simply too many features to talk about. But Photoshop has always been favored among others applications because of it intuitive interface. Because of its huge assortment of features, it can look a little intimidating. However, nobody insists that you should use every feature. It really depends on the direction you want your creativity to go, and you will soon find that you will use certain tools to manipulate the images more than others. Indeed, you may even find yourself never using some tools at all! But its nice to know that they are there for you to learn and be able to expand your creativity with, should you ever find the need.

For a while, Adobe Photoshop's competitor was Corel Draw, which offers many features to manipulate images. But the interface has its differences, and it really lost its edge along the road, being subject to business buy-outs and transfer of ownership among several companies. Nevertheless, there are many who would rather use Corel Draw even today rather than Photoshop, because it is what they learned, and the interface is what they are used to. And don't forget the many other applications out there that provide many features you will find in Photoshop -- just in the end, I've always found that Photoshop was the final resting place of manipulation for my images, be they photos or web graphics.

However, since Photoshop is so robust, it does cost more than other software. One of the other great things about buying Adobe software is that they have designed the applications to work with each other more fluidly, and they all share the same familiar user interface.

For instance, if you have an image with transparency in a certain layer set, instead of importing the file as a flattened bitmap image, each application will preserve the layers and the settings within those layers so that you can change it to look better. You won't have to go back into the paint application to manipulate the image again, save it, then import it again to see how it looks with the other content you have.

Some people need this ability. They need to be exact with their work. A lot of people don't care so much about it, and so other and cheaper applications have appeared that offer rudimentary features found in Photoshop for, of course, a much smaller price tag.

But Photoshop is the Daddy!

Answer 2

Photoshop is the best image editing software there is. It can do almost anything you can think of if you know what your doing but no one can tell you step by step how to use photoshop. It has more commands and capability than any of the MS office products. If you sit down and play with it you can learn to do a lot of cool stuff but to fully understand everything you can do with it you will need to take some classes.
You can buy it online or from a software store. you can also download copies from limewire ect, that is illegal but when the program is over $500 I don't think your friends are getting it legally.
If you have a specific thing that you are trying to do Yahoo Answers can be helpful, there are alot of really talented photoshopers on here that tell you how to do something, sometimes people even post links and ask others to edit pics for them. No matter how good you are with photoshop, there is always something the program can do that you can't so even the experts need help from time to time.
If your not really into digital photography or graphic design, photoshop is way more than you need and very complicated. You may want to look in to a cheaper editing application.

Answer 3

Photoshop is made by Adobe for editing photos. There are multiple Photoshops but I think the one you want is Adobe Photoshop Elements it comes in two forms Windows and Mac. You can get it at a computer store. You can also buy it off of the Adobe website. How to use it: download it to your computer, go to the Adobe website, click products, find Photoshop Elements, see sidebar, go under use, look at all the tutorials.

Answer 4

What is photoshop?
Photoshop is a software that is considered to be the standard for all business photo-editing.

Where can I get it?
Adobe offers 30-day trial versions of all its retaiol products on its website. You can get photoshop from most major electronic retail stores (ie Best Buy, Fry's Electronics). Or you can download it illegally through bittorrent.

How to use?
Photoshopping is a skill you pick up over time. after downloading go to google and search up 'Photoshop tutorials' and there will be loads.

Answer 5

Hiya..Its Basically A Programme Which Allows You To Edit Photos. Its Quite Expensive To Download So Theres A Free Version Online Which Is Alot Easier To Use - www.picnik.com. Hope That Helps! x

Answer 6

Photoshop is cool. Try GIMP or Gimpshop. I used them. Gimpshop is the best photoshop clone in my opinion. Look at the Wikipedia article to download it at the official site.

Answer 7

Photoshop is a photo editing program from Adobe.

Answer 8

u can download it from various sites like adobe.com but there u will get a trial version but in rapidshare.com u can get the full version and u can edit the images as u like......