Posts for: abc1234
Nov 22, 2011 06:48:34 #
wjames, I will make things worse for you. Google "photoshop tutorials layers free" and you will now spend the next month learning more than what you ever wanted to know about layers!
Quality and relevance vary considerably but you should find one or two that will be perfect for you today. By time Thanksgiving dinner wears off, you will be an expert and we will be asking you how to use layers.
Good luck.
Quality and relevance vary considerably but you should find one or two that will be perfect for you today. By time Thanksgiving dinner wears off, you will be an expert and we will be asking you how to use layers.
Good luck.
Nov 22, 2011 06:38:58 #
Nov 22, 2011 06:35:45 #
mpmccormick wrote:
Ahhh...plug ins...that makes sense. I have photoshop 7.0 How do you find plug ins? Just search? on Google? Do you thing the elements plug ins that you all are talking about will work?
I suggest that you invest in PS CS5.5. By time you buy the plug-in's, you will more than have paid for PS. The improvements are quite substantial because PS 7 is about five versions and five to ten years obsolete.
I own only one plug-in: Viveza 2. While being a little easier to use than PS, it does not do anything that PS cannot do. I do not know if this is true of other plug-in's but do not be deceived that they have some kind of mojo that PS does not have. With all the free tutorials out there, you can learn to do just about anything you want with PS. After some practice, you may be as good with PS as any plug-in. After all, you have to learn them too.
This probably confuses the matter for you but good luck in making your photos look better.
Nov 21, 2011 11:25:42 #
cheineck wrote:
xpane... As it was just a test, I used the Canon 18-55 kit lens. Did not record the settings.
Your metadata tell all. No longer need to write anything down. Most programs read your metadata and many will even show you where the lens focused.
Nov 21, 2011 09:19:54 #
Dria wrote:
I don't have a problem with Canon manuals.. but I like your idea--maybe it is larger print! the tiny print in the Canon manual is giving me a headache.
Here is an advantage to the small manual: keep it in your camera bag. You never know when you will want it.
Nov 21, 2011 07:39:56 #
Make sure the camera is on. Does a red light on the back flicker?
Nov 21, 2011 07:27:50 #
berchman wrote:
The Nik software suite will save you a lot of learning on Photoshop, especially when it comes to making selections because Nik has what they call U-point. It is a plugin for Photoshop, Photoshop Elements, Lightroom and Aperture.
I thought Viveza 2 would be the ultimate tool for local control of brightness, contrast and the like. It is if you can mask off as a circle. Consequently, I use both PS and Viveza depending upon the shape of the mask.
Nov 21, 2011 07:01:39 #
When it works, it is great. I use the content-aware fill for the white around the merged result. It avoids cropping that leads to an elongated image; a more natural result. Sometimes it errs so a little cloning is needed. Overall, the effects are awesome.
Nov 21, 2011 06:55:39 #
Congratulations!
I bought mine in August and love it. I am still reading the book because it has so many features.
Enjoy and post those pictures.
I bought mine in August and love it. I am still reading the book because it has so many features.
Enjoy and post those pictures.
Nov 21, 2011 06:38:33 #
Rhino wrote:
Photoshop is the professional choice and every pho... (show quote)
I resent Rhino's attitude. As one who purchases legitimate copies of PS and many other programs, Rhino is wrong to steal and advocate stealing programs and I do not like subsidizing people who do. Moreover, he does not understand business and his grammar and spelling are an embarrassment. He should be ashamed for his attitudes and skills.
I, for one, would like to see him booted off this forum.
Nov 21, 2011 06:32:29 #
Libby Hillhouse wrote:
Does anyone have any idea WHY photoshop is structured to be so difficult to use? There must be a way to create such a useful program without all the tangles.....
My theory is that PS goes back to the very beginning of WYSIWYG interfaces on the Mac. User interfaces were brand new and had not evolved to where they are today. PS rapidly became the standard so Adobe had little incentive to improve the usability. Along with this, PS gives you so much control over most of the adjustments plus a lot more adjustments than you can figure out how to use. For example, how many of us have figured out all the blending modes!
Fortunately, you can find a lot of great online tutorials and other vendors have made convenient alternatives if you do not want or need all the bells and whistles of PS.
Nov 21, 2011 06:20:40 #
Where did you buy the camera? New or used?
Sounds like you did not get all the accessories. If it is like the other Canon's, it ships with a USB cable. You will find a rubber-like door on one edge. Open that up to expose the USB connector.
I am concerned that popping the memory card in and out all the time may damage the contacts.
Sounds like you did not get all the accessories. If it is like the other Canon's, it ships with a USB cable. You will find a rubber-like door on one edge. Open that up to expose the USB connector.
I am concerned that popping the memory card in and out all the time may damage the contacts.
Nov 19, 2011 18:00:54 #
CorelDRAW has been up to X5 for a year or two.
Nov 19, 2011 11:25:18 #
I have been using CorelDRAW and Illustrator for fifteen years and as far as I am concerned Corel has Illustrator beat by far. It is so much easier to use and does a lot of what AI does. I have played with PhotoPaint which is easier to use than Photoshop but revert to PS because of the abundance of tutorials, tips and tricks available.
Corel has such a better user-interface and has much more product for a lot less money but the reality is that Adobe is the 800 pound gorilla in the room. David and Goliath, Microsoft and Apple, Intel and AMD.
Corel has such a better user-interface and has much more product for a lot less money but the reality is that Adobe is the 800 pound gorilla in the room. David and Goliath, Microsoft and Apple, Intel and AMD.
Nov 19, 2011 09:17:12 #
Another thought on this. I prefer darker, blurred backgrounds for my flowers. This style hightlights the flower. Backgrounds of similar brightness and sharpness to the flower draws the eye away from the main subject. This is just a matter of artistic license.
