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Very user-friendly - can learn easily |
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Somewhat easy - can help yourself with tutorials |
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Should be left for professionals |
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emma050
Joined: 03 Jan 2010
Posts: 1
PS Version: cs4
OS: mac os x
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 Posted: Sun Jan 03, 2010 3:32 pm Post subject: considering photoshop cs4? |
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Hi there,
I've recently been bought an slr camera for christmas which i wanted as i'm really into photography, and i was wondering whether photoshop would be a good investment? What are your thoughts on photoshop cs4? Is it complicated, and if so, is it so complex that i would need to attend courses etc? I've seen tutorials on youtube mainly and i've managed to follow most of the advice.
I want it for image retouching to make my pictures look more professional and maybe design when i get the hang of it.
Lastly, any tips on where to purchase ( i don't mean illegal copies) can it only be bought from adobe direct or are there any other business that sell it at a better price?
Is there a cs5 coming out soon? Someone advised me to wait until the new version is out. |
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Patrick
Administrator
Joined: 14 Feb 2003
Posts: 11945
Location: Harbinger, NC, U.S.A.
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pixel8or
Joined: 31 Oct 2009
Posts: 142
Location: Ireland
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Speaking from personal experience your first choice 'Very user-friendly - can learn easily' is incorrect. You should start with option 2 and then include Steep learning curve - but stick with it and you will learn it over a period of months. Then follow it with your option 3. |
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hawkeye
Joined: 14 May 2009
Posts: 2377
Location: Mesa, Az
OS: Windows 7 Pro 64 bit
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For most users, Photoshop Elements is more than enough for photo editing and more. It's, also considerably cheaper than CS4. |
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Boo
Joined: 11 Apr 2008
Posts: 34
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Photoshop took me years to learn. I have been using it for 7 years or so, and only now do I consider myself very versatile with it. That's a really long time, and I doubt it takes anyone else that long, but I was never using it full-time. Now that I do use it full-time, I'm still learning new methods and ideas every day.
If you're going into photographu, graphics and art, then it's all there really is to work with. There's Corel Painter (which I also recommend) and Adobe Illustrator (I don't know anything about it), but Photoshop is the program you are definitely going to need, so buy it.
And then give yourself a few years to become a 'professional' user. I use CS3, but I assume CS4 is the same, only with a few extra gadgets and stuff. |
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