editing software (Page 4): Visited about 1/2 of those, canceled the others because the whole time we were there it was raining. (this was almost 40 years ago).

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

Shellback wrote:

Since I grew up in Mitchell (worlds only Corn Pala... (show quote)

Visited about 1/2 of those, canceled the others because the whole time we were there it was raining. (this was almost 40 years ago).

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

Shellback wrote:

Since I grew up in Mitchell (worlds only Corn Palace) - population 15, 699 (2015) -.....

i lived in mitchell, scotland and madison back in the 40's, neat places for kids to grow up in.

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

oldtigger wrote:

i lived in mitchell, scotland and madison back in the 40's, neat places for kids to grow up in.

Yep - playing outside until dark (be sure to be home for supper). We lived 5 miles out and rode our bikes to town or the lake almost daily- good memories...

Reinaldokool Loc: San Rafael, CA

maren wrote:

Are there ever workshops on editing software. eg. Photoshop. I am not of the "computer literate" generation (I'm old), but I am not stupid and have the perseverance and patients of Job. If I could go somewhere for a 2-3 day workshop, it would be a great jumpstart for me. I have searched on the internet and can't seem to find anything. Am I alone in the endeavor? I live in South Dakota, so I assume anything is a good distance away. Appreciate any help.

First, not sure what you mean by "old" but that word just doesn't apply, if you are still learning. A 2-3 day workshop would be a great idea, but you can easily begin by downloading Affinity Photo and following their excellent Youtube video tutorials. (My friend took his new girlfriend on an Alaska Cruise when he was 92--girl friend was younger, about 80.)

maren

Thanks---you are so right. I love where I live, even though opportunities and resources are not located around the corner or down the street. On-line and DVD,s are the answers for me, and I have gotten many choices from all the posts. I am so grateful to all of you.

jazzsilk

Hi I'm new to this site & thought I may be able to offer some insight on the training.

Everyone has posted really good suggestions, yet sometimes it's difficult just to decide which one to use.
The free ones are always wel free and also many a excellent sources as well.

My suggestion is to also look at your local library and what they have available online. As a taxpayer you have free access to many of their
online business databases or other online sources that can cost hundreds of dollars to access.

And at our library there is also beginers photoshop & lightroom classes available through Lynda.com for free.

God luck and have fun....
Keith

maren

shellback-- I will check out a couple of those camera clubs. One is 90 miles and one is 150 miles. Don't know how you found them---my searches didn't come up with anything. Thanks

robertjerl Loc: Corona, California

maren wrote:

Thanks---you are so right. I love where I live, even though opportunities and resources are not located around the corner or down the street. On-line and DVD,s are the answers for me, and I have gotten many choices from all the posts. I am so grateful to all of you.

If you click "quote reply" instead of "reply" then we will know exactly which post you are answering.

Shellback Loc: North of Cheyenne Bottoms Wetlands - Kansas

maren wrote:

shellback-- I will check out a couple of those camera clubs. One is 90 miles and one is 150 miles. Don't know how you found them---my searches didn't come up with anything. Thanks

I used Google - 3 searches:
camera clubs in south dakota
photo clubs in south dakota
photography clubs in south dakota

IF you decide to take some on-line courses -

Some UHH resources:
Post-Processing Tutorials and How-to-do-it Index
Free Processing software

Light Room training
Lightroom Training / Info

Good luck in your pursuits...

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

I agree. Lynda has an endless list of Photoshop, Lightroom and many other subjects-from beginner to advanced.. (When I got my first I phone they even had a very complete tutorial on the basics and features of the phone)!!. They supply videos about 4 or so minutes each and they come with a text. You can replay the videos as many times as you like. I love it but there is a monthly subscription. Some libraries provide free subscription for library members.

DavidPine wrote:

KelbyOne.com and Lynda.com are subscription services that are loaded with excellent full courses one every level. I have subscribed to both for the past 4 years and I don't see it ending anytime soon.

mgarrow

If you run a Mac or a Linux machine there is excellent software with lots of tutorials.. My preference is Darktable for a RAW editor. Like Adobe's Lightroom, it offers a full tool set for RAW development and some tools that just are not available in Photoshop/Lightroom. Check out Darktable.org for the software and for tutorials I recommend info from Harry Durgin. He's on Youtube and has developed a tutorial site at http://weeklyedit.com/ .. On the weekly edit site are videos from doing basic work in Darktable to more advanced edits. Some of what he covers will also apply to Photoshop/Lightroom but you'll quickly find a lot of the more powerful tools are easier to use than the hoops you have to jump though in Adobe's products. Of course, this is all Opensource and free. Some will say you get what you pay for. I beg to differ in this case. If anyone reading this is a die-hard Adobe fan, please don't take exception. There is a paradigm to each RAW developer.

Frank47 Loc: West coast Florida

dfrodin wrote:

Try Youtube. Tons of videos.

👍 Just about anything you might need.

maren

Thank you. I would never have thought of that source. I just got off a website that was offered as an option. The cost was 790.00. Too steep for me, but was interesting to find the site and all that it offered. I will go to the library (we actually do have one of those in town) and check that out tomorrow. Great idea. Thanks

TBPJr Loc: South Carolina

Udemy.com has a lot of offerings on any number of subjects, including all of the variants of Photoshop. The courses I bought were at bargain rates ($10, when the list was $200)--and there are free ones, too. If you have two computers or dual screens, you can have you program running while you watch the video instruction. Good luck.

maren

TBPJr wrote:

Udemy.com has a lot of offerings on any number of subjects, including all of the variants of Photoshop. The courses I bought were at bargain rates ($10, when the list was $200)--and there are free ones, too. If you have two computers or dual screens, you can have you program running while you watch the video instruction. Good luck.

TBP Jr-- Thank you for that info. Will check it out. Maren