Gene51 Loc: Yonkers, NY, now in LSD (LowerSlowerDelaware)

I've been a Photoshop user since 1994 or thereabouts. I have used it professionally, and have done some high-end fashion retouching and image restoration. I also do light video editing in PS. However, I probably only use about 25% of what can be done in Photoshop.

The way I learned it was to read (in the early years) and watch tutorials (more recently). The thing about some learning packages is that you get access to the entire suite of tutorials, many of which you will likely never use. Also, the author's approach is the one you will learn - and as you will realize soon enough, there are usually more than one to do most things in Photoshop.

The wealth of free material on YouTube and Vimeo, as well as on various forums like https://www.retouchpro.com/, generally make it unnecessary to spend money on tutorials. I find the free YouTube videos by Anthony Morganti and Phlearn to be particularly illuminating and easy to follow, and pretty comprehensive for photo editing. As BobSpez suggested, doing a search on a particular topic is a very efficient and zero cost method of getting good Photoshop knowledge. But it's your money.

mizzee Loc: Boston,Ma

If you’re confined to on line, try watching the video on a tablet while you’re on your computer. Personally, I’m a book kind of person.

StevenG Loc: Long Island, NY

Lynda.com

nj53 Loc: Canon City, Colorado

i've enjoyed edemy.com for PS lessons. often they have discounts on courses. the nice thing is that once you have bought one, you always have access to it and can return to it anytime. i returned to one PS course a few months ago and found that it had been updated, so i viewed the updated course at no additional charge.

Steve DeMott Loc: St. Louis, Missouri (Oakville area)

If you go to your local library, they can sign you up for lynda.com. You can access it from home and the great part it's free. forever.
Deke McClelland Has some Fantastic on-line courses from beginner to master @ Lynda.com. He also has a website with mini courses for free. https://www.deke.com/

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

Most people that have problems with Photoshop don't practice. Layering, selections, brushes and things like making a selection of something unwanted and using content-aware fill to handle it. Practice everything and there are literally thousands of free tutorials available on YouTube.xxx. Practice, practice, and practice.

sodapop Loc: Bel Air, MD

I am a fan of Lynda. It is free via my local library. Many other libraries offer the same . It has almost all the tutorials you would ever need for Photoshop plus Lightroom as well. They are clear, concise, start from the basic to the advanced. They are accompanied by text and exercise photos. I have gotten used to the videos which you can re run stop and rewind as many times as necessary (with me it is usually many!). There are many other great free tutorials on YouTube but they are presented with the hope you will eventually purchase some them

Dwolfe1941

I have found KelbyOne.com (Scott Kelby) the best source - several step by step procedures to cover several Photoshop procedures that are easy to follow. I would also recommend Scott Kelby's books.

Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.

Starting out with Photoshop ELEMENTS may be a good way for you to get 'into' Photoshop procedures. Elements does a great deal of what the full-blown program does. In fact, several years ago I switched from Photoshop to Elements and have never regretted it. You can purchase Elements but must 'rent' Photoshop. Just a suggestion.

ChrisKet Loc: Orange, CA

Ben Wilmore is a very good on-line instructor for Photoshop and Lightroom http://digitalmastery.com or through Creative Live.

PaulBa Loc: Cardiff, Wales

I know what you mean about online tutorials going too fast to follow.

I watch them on my iPad while trying to replicate what is being demonstrated on my desktop. This involves lots of paused tutorials and rewinds but I usually manage to get there in the end. I also make a few notes as my memory is not a good as it used to be.

bsprague Loc: Lacey, WA, USA

Tim Gray is another good online content trainer. This morning his daily tips email included a $20 off offer for his "Photoshop for Photographers" course.

The offer said to use this link: https://timgrey.me/photoshop79

morkie Loc: Simi Valley CA

Suggest looking at Sean Bagshaw's website - he has a free '10 steps to photoshop' video and several reasonably priced complete workflow videos - excellent learning aids - also subscribe to Lydia.com

conigk

My county library system has many on-line courses that are free to subscribers. I took a 20+ hour course on Lightroom and will start the Photoshop one of these days. The courses I took were by “Lynda” and had all of the latest features that are available on the subscription, so they must update them frequently.

Al Beatty Loc: Boise, Idaho

I'm with Roni, all of the people she mentioned provide great instruction. Jesus Ramirez is my go-to YouTuber for Photoshop CC editing instruction. Take care & ...