Comments on: Some Fundamentals in Photoshop http://layersmagazine.com/some-fundamentals-in-photoshop.html The How-to Magazine for Everything Adobe Fri, 11 May 2012 10:52:09 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Candy http://layersmagazine.com/some-fundamentals-in-photoshop.html/comment-page-1#comment-526 Candy Thu, 15 Nov 2007 05:19:13 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/some-fundamentals-in-photoshop.html#comment-526 Thanks for the response RC, it helps alot. I am at about lesson 15 in Scott's book. That's where I realized that I can do "it" to a photo. I do the lesson, it looks great (as it should with his direction), I have the confidence that I can do this to my photos... I open one of mine and it's like I get brain freeze. I will take your advise to heart and start searching web sites. I am a member of NAPP and will start posting photos there. If you would be so kind - I'd love to be pointed in some direction. Thanks again for your time. Thanks for the response RC, it helps alot. I am at about lesson 15 in Scott’s book. That’s where I realized that I can do “it” to a photo. I do the lesson, it looks great (as it should with his direction), I have the confidence that I can do this to my photos… I open one of mine and it’s like I get brain freeze.

I will take your advise to heart and start searching web sites. I am a member of NAPP and will start posting photos there.

If you would be so kind – I’d love to be pointed in some direction.

Thanks again for your time.

]]> By: RC http://layersmagazine.com/some-fundamentals-in-photoshop.html/comment-page-1#comment-525 RC Thu, 15 Nov 2007 04:34:39 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/some-fundamentals-in-photoshop.html#comment-525 Great question Candy: I always go back and take a look at everything that I do, and tweak until I cant tweak anymore - for the night. I see the "Why" as a constant process. Now, this is just my opinion - but this is what I see as a good step: Analyze other people's workflows and try to incorporate them to your own: I am always trolling the web to find out how other photographers take their images to the next level, and I keep notes on what is done to what kind of images, so that I can go and play with the workflow on myself. This is one case where something like Scott's 7 Point System can be a good thing. In the book, he talks about his own personal workflow to get an image from OK to great. It doesn't have to all work for you.. but its a great step to see how to finish something off. Get your pictures on websites that can offer critiques. There are many places that you can submit your photo and have others (strangers) tell you what -they- think is something that you need to work on. Obviously, not all steps need to be followed, but at least it gets other sets of eyes looking at the images to give you opinions. Take a look at the work of people who inspire you: I spend a lot of time surfing the web to try to find Photographers that are doing really cool things with images, and I try to sit and take notes of what I feel made their images impactful. Once I have the reasons as to why they impressed me, I go into Photoshop and start analyzing the tools that will help me get closer to that point. Let me know if that helps. If I can point you in the direction to some sites, I will. Thanks for stopping in! Great question Candy:
I always go back and take a look at everything that I do, and tweak until I cant tweak anymore – for the night. I see the “Why” as a constant process. Now, this is just my opinion – but this is what I see as a good step:

Analyze other people’s workflows and try to incorporate them to your own: I am always trolling the web to find out how other photographers take their images to the next level, and I keep notes on what is done to what kind of images, so that I can go and play with the workflow on myself. This is one case where something like Scott’s 7 Point System can be a good thing. In the book, he talks about his own personal workflow to get an image from OK to great. It doesn’t have to all work for you.. but its a great step to see how to finish something off.

Get your pictures on websites that can offer critiques. There are many places that you can submit your photo and have others (strangers) tell you what -they- think is something that you need to work on. Obviously, not all steps need to be followed, but at least it gets other sets of eyes looking at the images to give you opinions.

Take a look at the work of people who inspire you: I spend a lot of time surfing the web to try to find Photographers that are doing really cool things with images, and I try to sit and take notes of what I feel made their images impactful. Once I have the reasons as to why they impressed me, I go into Photoshop and start analyzing the tools that will help me get closer to that point.

Let me know if that helps. If I can point you in the direction to some sites, I will.

Thanks for stopping in!

]]> By: Candy http://layersmagazine.com/some-fundamentals-in-photoshop.html/comment-page-1#comment-524 Candy Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:32:02 +0000 http://www.layersmagazine.com/some-fundamentals-in-photoshop.html#comment-524 So, how do suggest someone learns the "why". I'm learning the "how" with lightroom and photoshop - but I'm still at the point where I can look at a photo, know the composition is good, and know that it needs "something", I'm just not sure what it needs to go from an ok or nice photo to a wow photo. Any suggestions for "learning" that? Other than just trying lots of stuff - is there a work flow (lighten, darken, blur background, etc) that you try - or is it that you just look at a photo and know what it needs. So, how do suggest someone learns the “why”. I’m learning the “how” with lightroom and photoshop – but I’m still at the point where I can look at a photo, know the composition is good, and know that it needs “something”, I’m just not sure what it needs to go from an ok or nice photo to a wow photo. Any suggestions for “learning” that? Other than just trying lots of stuff – is there a work flow (lighten, darken, blur background, etc) that you try – or is it that you just look at a photo and know what it needs.

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