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Jun 20, 2013 12:44:42 #
Well, I just took the plunge1 i bought the Adobe Photoshop Elements 11. Look out now1 :roll: :roll:
Jun 20, 2013 12:47:12 #
nitrophil wrote:
Well, I just took the plunge1 i bought the Adobe Photoshop Elements 11. Look out now1 :roll: :roll:
Great program- you will enjoy. My favorite thing for PSE is removing power lines and other things that couldn't be avoided when taking the photo. :)
Jun 20, 2013 13:15:21 #
If you don't mind an extra $25, sign up for a month at lynda.com. The PSE 11 course there starts at the beginning and builds, skill by skill. In a weekend or two, you't have a very functional skill level. The instructor, Jan Kabili, knows her stuff and is an effective teacher.
Jun 20, 2013 14:51:07 #
Jun 20, 2013 14:52:08 #
Thanks for that tip. I just bookmarked it for maybe this weekend!
bsprague wrote:
If you don't mind an extra $25, sign up for a month at lynda.com. The PSE 11 course there starts at the beginning and builds, skill by skill. In a weekend or two, you't have a very functional skill level. The instructor, Jan Kabili, knows her stuff and is an effective teacher.
Jun 20, 2013 23:25:49 #
Jun 21, 2013 06:50:11 #
nitrophil wrote:
Well, I just took the plunge1 i bought the Adobe Photoshop Elements 11. Look out now1 :roll: :roll:
If you shoot in RAW you may wish to consider LightRoom to go with it (or some other RAW converter). This is because the RAW converter in Elements has limited RAW processing capability.
Jun 21, 2013 08:56:17 #
bsprague wrote:
If you don't mind an extra $25, sign up for a month at lynda.com. The PSE 11 course there starts at the beginning and builds, skill by skill. In a weekend or two, you't have a very functional skill level. The instructor, Jan Kabili, knows her stuff and is an effective teacher.
Hi,
I second the suggestion about Lynda.com. We maintain a regular membership and use it constantly to learn whatever program we need help with like Photoshop, Lightroom, Word, Excell, etc. Take care & ...
Jun 21, 2013 09:28:24 #
nitrophil wrote:
Well, I just took the plunge1 i bought the Adobe Photoshop Elements 11. Look out now1 :roll: :roll:
Hey Nitrophil. I purchased PSE11 last December. Love it. I also use Gimp. Between these 2 programs I can do everything I need to accomplish.
Enjoy your new PSE11.
Jun 21, 2013 14:41:04 #
Al Beatty wrote:
Hi,
I second the suggestion about Lynda.com. We maintain a regular membership and use it constantly to learn whatever program we need help with like Photoshop, Lightroom, Word, Excell, etc. Take care & ...
I second the suggestion about Lynda.com. We maintain a regular membership and use it constantly to learn whatever program we need help with like Photoshop, Lightroom, Word, Excell, etc. Take care & ...
If you are even a little bit curious about video, take the Premier Elements 11 course. It is an excellent eye opener.
Its impressive what lynda.com and company have done to re-invent "continuing education" in the last decade. Once it is established that you don't need a diploma or certificate, real learning can be wide open.
I sign up one day, and cancel the next. I gives me access for 30 days and don't get automatically re-billed. My account stays intact and rememebers what I've done.
Jun 21, 2013 14:43:10 #
nitrophil wrote:
Well, I just took the plunge1 i bought the Adobe Photoshop Elements 11. Look out now1 :roll: :roll:
Adobe has loads of free instructional videos.
Jun 21, 2013 14:59:07 #
jerryc41 wrote:
You are absolutely right. There are instructional videos all over YouTube as well. If you look through the list at Adobe, many of the best pieces are excerpts from the lynda.com courses.Adobe has loads of free instructional videos.
The difference is a "training course" is an organized learning experience taught by a skilled teacher that knows the subject. Emphasis is on both parts, teaching skills and content. You start with basics and build on that one skill at a time.
The collection of PSE 11 courses adds up to about 15 hours, 4 of which is devoted to "Editing and Retouching" alone.
If you are an advanced user, you may enjoy seeing what you missed in the development of you own skill set by taking a $25 trip down a lynda.com training path.
"Free" is good, especially for reference to a particular technique or process. If you take two equally capable beginners and one spends a couple weeks going through the lynda.com courses and the other learns randomly with a collection of books, Adobe's instruction manual, free Adobe tutorials and random YouTubes, my bet is the lynda.com trained user will be a long bit further down the productivity and understanding road.
Jun 21, 2013 15:16:32 #
bsprague wrote:
You are absolutely right. There are instructional videos all over YouTube as well. If you look through the list at Adobe, many of the best pieces are excerpts from the lynda.com courses.
The difference is a "training course" is an organized learning experience taught by a skilled teacher that knows the subject. Emphasis is on both parts, teaching skills and content. You start with basics and build on that one skill at a time.
The difference is a "training course" is an organized learning experience taught by a skilled teacher that knows the subject. Emphasis is on both parts, teaching skills and content. You start with basics and build on that one skill at a time.
Exactly! Jumping around and learning how to do random things isn't really learning. I prefer starting at the beginning of a program and learning how to do the basics, intermediate things, and then more advanced. Picking an advanced lesson at random from YouTube can be overwhelming.
Jun 21, 2013 16:42:21 #
nitrophil wrote:
Well, I just took the plunge1 i bought the Adobe Photoshop Elements 11. Look out now1 :roll: :roll:
Teach Yourself VISUALLY Photoshop Elements 11! http://www.amazon.com/Teach-Yourself-VISUALLY-Photoshop-Elements/dp/1118362381/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1371847161&sr=1-1&keywords=teach+yourself+visually+photoshop+elements+11 I guarantee you will be glad you bought this book!!!! Boone
Jun 21, 2013 17:09:23 #
With due respect Boone, "VISUALLY" is WHY you learn by video course. You SEE it WORK on your COMPUTER with a talking coach. You don't have one FINGER in a BOOK and your EYEBALLs on a SCREEN. It is all in front of you with each move of the mouse cursor explained.
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