should i buy photoshop?
any tips or knowledge or experiences with photography?
2007-09-12 12:33:16 · 9 answers · asked by luckyhockeystar 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
IMO you should take a photography class at your high school or community college. Learn about light and shutter speeds and f-stops and ISO and composition. Learn all that well enough and you'll seldom need Photoshop - you'll know how to "get it right" in the camera.
Read and study your camera's Owner's Manual. Read and study it again. Go to google or amazon or ebay and search for the Magic Lantern Guides. If there is one for your camera, buy it.
Practice your photography as often as possible. Experiment. Learn to use Manual Mode if your camera has that option.
Good luck!
2007-09-12 12:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by EDWIN 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Edwin is right. Take a course. Even a one day course on the basics will give such a start to becoming better.
I have photoshop elements 3.0. I dont use it but rarely, and then mostly to change the image size or crop something to exactly what I want. Photoshop has a very sharp learning curve and can be difficult to do anything with. I am usually pretty computer savvy, but photoshop is no picnic. Yeah you can do some pretty cool stuff but I dont have the time for that myself (2 kids with one on the way). Also, photoshop wont turn a bad picture into a good one.
One thing I would suggest downloading is Picasa. Its free! And is pretty intuative. It can't put your head on someone elses body but its got some cool efects none the less.
2007-09-12 12:53:55 · answer #2 · answered by cabbiinc 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would stay away from photoshop for the time being. The most important thing at any level of photography is getting an image in the first place.
Learn the basics of photography, i.e., composition, exposure, lighting, etc. Once you are comfortable with how to take a picture, then you can learn who to manipulate.
Most digital cameras come with the necessary software so you can transfer and print your images. Work with this first.
But remember, a great photograph is made in the camera, not in a computer.
2007-09-13 00:39:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
1st you should take a photography class. If you are still wanting an editing program, go with Adobe Lightroom. It's much cheaper or if you have a MAC then get the Apple Aperture.
Photoshop does the same editing, but has so much more tools for other really cool stuff you may not need as a beginner. Take a computer class that offers photo shop. Then when you're readt for it you can buy it. It is pricey.
2007-09-13 10:19:51 · answer #4 · answered by Michael M 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try Trick Photography Special Effects - http://tinyurl.com/uo89s6RXgp
2015-12-10 17:06:58 · answer #5 · answered by James 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about photoshop now.
Worry about learning the basics of photography(aperture/shutterspeed/ISO/White Balance) and mastering them.
Then worry about photoshop.
2007-09-13 02:55:47 · answer #6 · answered by gryphon1911 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Start with either a short coarse or a magazine for beginners,
Photoshop is very expensive, you can download Gimp from the Internet for free it is similar,
2007-09-12 21:24:30 · answer #7 · answered by mickhawkes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
look up rule of thirds, it helps a great deal.
2007-09-12 15:58:13 · answer #8 · answered by kevinlasher 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
idk. i've always wanted to take photography class. sounds really fun. sorry, but good luck!!
2007-09-12 12:37:11 · answer #9 · answered by theone_theonly 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋