Photoshop processing

[Derek W]

Lol, why? You asked where we learnt, that's where! Pretty common in retouching - train under someone better than you to improve. Like I said, there are some things the Internet can't teach you.

dont worry about it. I've got a warped sense of humour

 

[A.N.Other]

Search, emulate and experiment. Find a photo you like the look of, find out how it was done and try it yourself in different scenarios and in combination with other styles. I've never used a book, and to be honest I'm not sure I'd advise you get one, though others will disagree. The internet is a fantastic resource for things like this, and in photoshop, there are always 10 ways to do everything. A book will give you one way, the internet will give you the full 10 and let you decide which you like the best or find the simplest.

 

[Derek W]

Search, emulate and experiment. Find a photo you like the look of, find out how it was done and try it yourself in different scenarios and in combination with other styles.

Although i agree with this to a certain degree but sometimes people dont want to give away their 'secrets'.

As I've mentioned above I've ordered the book and i can see it being of benefit as it will give me a better understanding of what each function does.
Carrying on from that, I see the PP part of photography as a follow on from taking the shot itself, and in that I mean, anyone can take a picture but to take a good picture you need to know the basics (composition, understanding of ISO, shutter speed etc). Similarly if you dont know what a photoshop function tool / layer can do to enhance an image then you're immediately at a disadvantage.

The book wont arrive till later on next week so I'll be pottering about with Photoshop in the mean time to see what i end up with.

 

[Derek W]

Just got the book Adobe Photoshop CS4 for Photographers through the post today. Had a quick scan through and its very thorough in all things photoshop. Thanks for the recommendation