Adobe Photoshop
November 13, 2008
Photoshop - Adobe Style
In the history of photography, there has never been a time that we can achieve such phenomenal results, as has happened in the digital age. While there are a myriad of tools that the computer and internet have made available, that enhance and change the images that come from a photo shoot, none can top the popularity and power of Adobe Photoshop. Adobe Photoshop, has become equal in thought to editing and creating new effects and people use the term; “to Photoshop” to describe editing or enhancing a picture image.
There is also the option to, “Photoshop in”, where you can add new items; accessories or even people to a picture and that was something we could not do before.
Let’s say you want a picture of you shaking hands with the president, well you don’t have to go to Washington anymore to get it, you can just “Photoshop” it in, so it will look as if you were really there.
Similarly, we can Photoshop out things from a picture we don’t want to see there anymore.
If you want to change a physical feature or flaw you can just remove it. Or, if there is something or someone in the background you don’t want in the picture, then you can remove that too. The program is so sophisticated that these images are possible and you really cannot tell the alteration has been made.
Actually now, Photoshop has become the basic standard for new businesses with a photography studio, however for home use then, just like Microsoft word or PowerPoint, you will need to purchase the software for your computer. Since this software is so popular, you can find it in most retail stores in the computer section. If you are not familiar with computer software, it should be no problem to find someone already familiar with Photoshop that can help you get it set up and get started with it, and maybe even show you how the basic features work.
But Photoshop has not always dominated this genre. In 1989 two brothers, John and Thomas Knoll created this program together. As they worked to creat3 Photoshop, the brothers wanted to use it for some custom projects, but it wasn’t long before they realized it’s marketing potential. In 1990 John and Thomas became the bright entrepreneurs of a new company, that they called Adobe and began the business operation right away.
Their success was a brilliant example of how people can achieve success in this day and age of computer technology. It’s popularity has grown rapidly and internet users are very familiar with Adobe. You probably cannot find a personal computer that uses the internet that does not have a free copy of the Adobe reader on it, used to read PDF files.
In order to increase your skills in using Photoshop, you should see if you can practice on another person’s program first. Perhaps a friend or family member already has it installed and they would not mind letting you try it out, so you can become familiar with it. But if they are really good at using Photoshop, you should ask them to show you some things on it, and teach you any neat tricks they may have learned themselves.
Picking one afternoon to do this together, could end up getting you addicted to Photoshop.
After that, you would do well to download a copy for yourself. If you want an evaluation version, you will get many of the basic features. However, you only really need the evaluation version if you are still not sure you are going to buy your own copy. Since Photoshop dominates this market, you most certainly should buy a copy, this will help save some frustration, so it’s a good idea to purchase a licensed copy right away. It can be a fun way to create great projects or gifts for your self or others and you can easily find yourself spending hours enjoying it. But don’t overlook the value of taking some organized classes in photo editing using Adobe Photoshop software. Often, these classes will help you learn different techniques and shortcuts in using the software.
From there on out, your imagination is the only limit to how you will use this tool to make your photographs better for your customers. So, the next time someone asks if you can help them and ’Photoshop it and fix it’, you can say with confidence, “Absolutely”.
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