So You Wanna Be A Photoshop Expert
Now that you have decided that Photoshop is going to help make your photographs sell better than Pokémon toys, how are you going to learn the program? You have a lot of choices, but it really depends on your style of learning as to how you go about it. Some people are extremely self-motivated and disciplined. These people can sit down with a manual and a few books, and teach themselves. Plan to devote a number of hours each day, and give yourself projects to work on. It definitely takes a commitment, but most people, once they experience what the program can do, can’t drag themselves away. Start with the tutorials on your Photoshop CD, and move on to a book like the Adobe Classroom in a Book. By the time you have finished these, you should feel confident enough to work on your own projects.
If you don’t feel like going it totally alone, and would like a little help, then an on-line class might be the answer for you. On-line classes allow you to work pretty much at you own pace, but may give you some extra direction. It’s kind of like having personal tech support. Students in these classes usually can ask the instructor any number of questions, and the instructor will respond within twenty-four hours. You, of course, have to take responsibility for reading the class notes and doing the assignments. On-line classes, if they are well written, can deliver the material in a more easily digestible fashion than the manual. On-line classes will also help you find other helpful Photoshop resources, and they are very inexpensive.
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