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03/14/2005 11:09:13 AM · #1 |
A few days ago I read a thread here where somebody (sorry I forget your name) mentioned that they'd just completed the 13 hour Photoshop course on lynda.com. This interested me and I signed up to give it a try myself. It's $25 for a month which didn't seem like too much to risk.
Well I'm only just half way through the course and already I want to show you guys what a difference it's made to my use of photoshop.
Here are some photos I took last weekend in Weston-super-mare. I've included two versions of each image. The first version is my first attempt at a final "photoshopped" version of the image from before I started this course. The second version is my second attempt at halfway through the course. I think you'll agree the difference is marked.
 
 
 
 
Please bear in mind that in all four cases I've pushed the techniques I've learned to their limits so I'm aware that the newer edits are quite extreme. But I hope you'll agree that they're an improvement.
You can view the first 4 chapters of the course I'm doing here for free.
John
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03/14/2005 11:19:30 AM · #2 |
No question about it floyd, that course is worth the money!
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03/14/2005 11:25:17 AM · #3 |
| Nice changes, Floyd. Next, you'll learn how to clone out those spots from your dirty sensor. |
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03/14/2005 11:36:42 AM · #4 |
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03/14/2005 11:50:04 AM · #5 |
| Looking forward to trying it! |
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03/14/2005 11:51:50 AM · #6 |
Very nice. I'll look into it.
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03/14/2005 11:56:22 AM · #7 |
Is that the exact name of the course as it appears on that site? Couldn't find it but am interested....
Never mind, just saw the link to the free chapters. Duh, read it all next time! ;-)
Message edited by author 2005-03-14 11:57:41. |
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03/14/2005 11:57:34 AM · #8 |
Cool, FloYdie!
Will ya show me some of it when we meet up next?
If you can keep your mind off of Kylie!
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03/14/2005 11:58:23 AM · #9 |
I just finished this course and loved it. Sometimes I had to be patient through a movie because it was stuff I knew, but it was always worth it because buried in the lesson about whatever, he also discusses how the lesson fits into workflow or helpful keyboard shortcuts, etc. I learned a lot.
Good stuff.
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03/14/2005 01:23:02 PM · #10 |
what a difference, they are alot better. I clicked on the link and it does seem really helpful. I don't know how to use it properly, and NEVER change any colours. I just crop,and the adjustments. Thats it. I have just started to dodge and burn though tutorial on dp. so may do the coarse myself...thanks
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03/14/2005 01:48:21 PM · #11 |
I am glad that I caught this thread. I have put off learning photoshop for a long time now. This tutorial format looks perfect.
Thanks!
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03/14/2005 04:35:13 PM · #12 |
just-married - it was your thread about your portrait that set me onto this course. Thank you for posting that thread. I hope some of you others find the course as useful as I have.
I thought I already knew photoshop but like you said it's worth going through every movie - even the ones for things you thought you knew. There are loads of things in there that I didn't know about, like using a soft-light blended layer as a dodge/burn layer. I think I've learned something useful from almost every single movie.
And dogz - yes I know about the dirty sensor. Any idea how I clean it?
John
Message edited by author 2005-03-14 16:35:53.
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03/14/2005 06:16:25 PM · #13 |
No question at all, there is a very dramatic improvement. A very rewarding experience, isn't it?
One minor thing I would like point out; in the redone shots with the blue skies, most especially the third, there is now a hint of posterization; do watch how uniform you force the sky to be, and how far you move curves around. Posterization happens when the color range in an area is compressed to just a few values, and changes slowly (like a gradient). It often appears first in blue skies, which naturally have relativley uniform color and gentle gradients.
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03/14/2005 07:28:52 PM · #14 |
Fair comment and thanks for the feedback. As I posted them I realised I'd overdone the colour a little in all of them. But even so I'm pleased with the improvement.
Anyone got any tips on how to clean my sensor then?
John
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03/14/2005 07:36:30 PM · #15 |
The results are diffinatley noticable the second one looks way better. How do you do the coarse on the internet? by phone or by video?
Leon
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03/14/2005 08:39:11 PM · #16 |
Floyd - Hey, I'm glad my post was useful tosomeone besides me then. I got some helpful feedback on how much is too much and so forth, but it's even better if others will benefit from it too! I finished this one, and have the Avondale Media tutorial (the free one I posted in the software forum a month or so ago) on deck, but it will be a while before I start that one.
Leon - They are video clips which essiantially amount to screen captures while the teacher takes you through the lesson. You can follow along in PS on your own file as you go. The videos require the quicktime plug-in.
:)
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03/14/2005 10:04:29 PM · #17 |
Originally posted by floyd:
Anyone got any tips on how to clean my sensor then?
John |
For starters you could try using a hand bulb blower like the "rocket". I've had pretty good results with it. (set mirror lock up, point camera downward, and give a couple quick blasts). But sometimes it just moves the dust around. I know I saw some threads here recently with many suggestions, like sensor wipes. Just don't use canned air.
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