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Old 03-31-2006, 05:49 PM   #1 (permalink)
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My photoshop trial expires....

In 3 days. I'm undecided. This is just the Elements.

I still haven't figured out how to really use this program. I've been mostly using Picasa, which is fun, easy, and very limited. I know the photoshop would do more. But it isn't nearly as user friendly.

I'm trying to decide if I should buy it or wait. Try something else out? I'm just not sure. I would LOVE to learn to do more with it. I'm just not very technical and well...sweet baby girl with colic, and spirited 4yo boy are keeping me busy.
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Old 03-31-2006, 07:51 PM   #2 (permalink)
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I love Photoshop. Even though I'm still a novice, I really love it and can't imagine not owning it. If you're not using it, maybe wait until you have a need? There are some good books out there about how to use it.
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Old 03-31-2006, 11:16 PM   #3 (permalink)
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What are some of the books? What version are you using? Is it really as difficult as I am making it out to be, or am I missing something?
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I wholeheartedly agree with Adria!! The things you can do with Photoshop, even Elements is amazing!! Any book by Scott Kelby is phenomenal to help and I promise it won't go over your head. It's super easy to understand. Also, there are tons of online tutorial sites that you can work with as well.

It really is NOT user friendly, so you're definitely right on the nose about that. But, once you unlock a few doors, you'll be amazed at what you can do.
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Old 04-01-2006, 10:22 PM   #5 (permalink)
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I'm using 7.0 I have one of Scott Kelby's books plus some by other authors (harder to understand). Kelby's Photoshop for Digital Photographers is on my list to buy. He is very easy to understand. I also took a Photoshop through community ed where I learned to do most of the basic stuff, and it was fairly cheap.
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Ditto Cher and Adria! I do use Picasa for quick cataloging and it really is a neat little progam (except for the time it ate an entire directory and I lost 4+ hours of work! LOL!) but it really isn't true editing software. IKWYM about Photoshop, but with a Kelby book or two, things will start to click for you. I actually agree now with the theory that most (if not all) digital photographs need true post-processing to bring them to life.
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