photo not photo shop: if we spent 30 minutes on every photo instead of 30 minutes on photo shopping every photo. think of the shots you would get after 6 months or a year. just think...

deanc2006 Loc: lancaster ohio

if we spent 30 minutes on every photo instead of 30 minutes on photo shopping every photo. think of the shots you would get after 6 months or a year. just think we have to a large degree developed the tendency to take lots of shots and hope we can find one good enough to photoshop a good shot from.

docrob Loc: Durango, Colorado

deanc2006 wrote:

if we spent 30 minutes on every photo instead of 30 minutes on photo shopping every photo. think of the shots you would get after 6 months or a year. just think we have to a large degree developed the tendency to take lots of shots and hope we can find one good enough to photoshop a good shot from.

Right on :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Best advice of the week!!

heck what if you only worked on one maybe two subjects or two compostions of one subject for the entire day....imagine what one might learn to see?

1eyedjack

Right on.. Keep on practicing,not PPing..

ebaribeault Loc: Baltimore

I agree the less time I spend in photoshop the happier I am

stansgrl63 Loc: Pascagoula MS

I feel the same....

vislp Loc: Level Pebble

Can't argue with that logic. I have a friend that has a tendency to do that. He'll shoot 300 photos, and end up with 4 or 5 usable. That's the problem with digital in my book. It forces us to not take enough time looking the situation over and getting that "right" shot. Sometimes you don't have the time, such as if the sun is setting fast and you want the shot, and don't want to wait another 24 hrs. I'm guilty of it too. I try to pace myself though instead of just pointing and firing a barrage of shots. They say to delete all your bad shots, but I don't because I figure eventually there will be some software that could possibly save some of them. Sure can fill up an external hard drive fast that way though! LOL

vislp Loc: Level Pebble

docrob wrote:

Right on :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: Best advice of the week!!

heck what if you only worked on one maybe two subjects or two compostions of one subject for the entire day....imagine what one might learn to see?

docrob, you're the luckiest poster on this site to get to live where you do!!!!!!

I envy you!!!!! :-D

MWAC Loc: Somewhere East Of Crazy

PhotoShop should not be used to fix bad shots, a bad shot should be trashed. PhotoShop is for enhancing your already good image.

canoncan Loc: Fife Scotland

one time when i tried to take a picture of a bit fruit falling into water, i tried and tried, but wasnt going to good, i did everything the tutorial told me, i then contacted the person about his shots, he told me they were PHOTOSHOPPED, well, i couldnt believe it, lol, (wasnt laughing at the time), i dont object to photoshop but this should be stated, i do wish i had the knowledge to use it, i have signed up at our college for a photoshop class, just hope i get in.

photoshopmikey Loc: Boston Ma.

canoncan check out these sites, lots of good info

http://kelbytv.com/photoshopusertv/
http://iceflowstudios.com/
http://jkost.com/photoshop.html
http://revision3.com/search?q=photoshop

viscountdriver Loc: East Kent UK

To the average amateur,Photoshop contains far more than they will ever use. Other programmes,much cheaper,such as Corel or Serif PhotoPlus X5 will do most of what Photoshop does and Serif is very user friendly. Or if you really want the lot what abour Gimp?

canoncan Loc: Fife Scotland

photoshopmikey, (great name) , thankyou for those links, they will be a huge help,

i have got gimp, viscountdriver but find it hard to get used to it, thankyou for the help guys.

this site is brilliant.

Roger Hicks Loc: Aquitaine

For years, I've reckoned that 2 minutes at the taking stage can often save 10 minutes or more in Photoshop. But equally, there are times when it's quicker, easier and better to use Photoshop AS WELL.

Cheers,

R.

bull drink water Loc: pontiac mi.

we get the barage shooting re enforced in action movies,how many times do you see the hero pump 15-20 rounds into the villian when 1or 2 would do.

hj Loc: Florida

canoncan wrote:

one time when i tried to take a picture of a bit fruit falling into water, i tried and tried, but wasnt going to good, i did everything the tutorial told me, i then contacted the person about his shots, he told me they were PHOTOSHOPPED, well, i couldnt believe it, lol, (wasnt laughing at the time), i dont object to photoshop but this should be stated, i do wish i had the knowledge to use it, i have signed up at our college for a photoshop class, just hope i get in.

...And then you can claim to be a photoshopper instead of a real photographer.