wmil wrote:
Just a note of caution. I bought Photoshop Elements from Costco on line for just $40.00 delivered ( half the list price of $80). It has two modes, Quick, which you can do excellant editing, better than free programs like PicasaUpLite, and expert. There is also a Guided mode that will walk you live doing various advance edits on your own work. I learned a lot on my own on version 13 and 14, and recently purchased it again to have version 15. The guided section allowed me to master most of its functions just by doing every excersize on my own work. What I did not learn was layers, which is what really makes your edits shine.
So I went online and subscribe to a video course, only to find out, most every Photoshop course is for Photoshop CC (Creative Suite), which is the subscription version that cost $119.00 per year.
So I then Subscribed to the CC version, and learned Layers. However, all the cool things you can do with CC's layers is more than I normally do with my photographics. I make up Photobooks from my shots, but Photoshop Elements does 90% of what I want do.
You would think that Elements would be a limited version of CC, but it is not. Screens do not look alike between the tow different products, so trying to follow a written or video class for CC is impossible in Elements.
When my subscription is up, I will keep using Elements and buy new every other year for a cot of $20. per year.
There is a 7 day trial if both products on Adobe's website, so if you have not purchased yet, download it when you have an open week to work with the software every day.
I found I do better with the Video's, following each step on a live version of the software. I stop the video and do the step myself, and if I got it wrong, I back up and redo it until I get it right. It's hard for me to follow most written lessons, as the don't show you where to go for a pull down or icon. If I was to recommend a book, it Would be Photoshop Elements 15 for Dummies available from Amazon for around $20.00.
Hope this helps you find your way to smooth editing. Practice does not make perfect, but it sure helps to turn out outstanding work.
Just a note of caution. I bought Photoshop Elemen... (
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which adds more to elements, brings it up to about 95% of PS. It costs $12 and they have versions for everything since PSE 1. I had it on PSE 13 but I am now working in PS (90% in LR and some in Paint Shop Pro X8).