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Learning a Thing or Two About Photoshop September 2, 2009

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Tonight feels like Christmas Eve.

Tomorrow, I start the fall semester at the Academy of Art University.

I thoroughly enjoyed taking two online photography classes this summer, and I can’t wait to learn more.

This semester, one of my classes will be Photoshop.

Photoshop is the coolest, most amazing, powerful program ever.

I love how you can take a straight out of the camera photo like this:

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(This is the straight out of the camera photo)

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And make it look like this.

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And this,

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And this.

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Actually, the possibilities are endless.

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You can transform any photo to create the emotion you want to convey.

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Photoshop to Photographers is like spell check to writers.

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Make-up for make-up artists.

Any professional photographer that says they don’t use Photoshop is either lying to you, or way behind the photography curve.

That’s about that.

I’m excited to expand my limited knowledge of this program over the next four months!

1. Lindsay Storrs - September 2, 2009: I love Photoshop too. I don’t do much photo editing in it, but I make may blog headers and other digital scrapbooking projects using it. So fun!
2. Rebecca F. - September 2, 2009: I am wowed that with a husband in clinicals, a toddler and a baby that you still find time to do something that you enjoy. Good for you Em!! I can’t wait to see the results.
3. cheryl - September 4, 2009: I’m so excited for you. I would love to take a photoshop class. Great comparison with photoshop, make-up, and spell check! My only problem then becomes choosing which one I like best afterwards. I am so indecisive.