I am curious if anyone knows of a Photoshop project group? I want to expand on my learning and was wondering if there is anything online in terms of an ongoing journey? Something similar to this community where we learn from each other.
Just in case you were wondering...No I don't intend to fall off the 365 Project perch just yet. I am in for the long haul ;) xx
At one time there was chatter of starting a regular editing challenge - but then the technique challenge came along and what w the wwyd challenge and the etsooi challenge, that kinda got dropped...
@aurorajane@northy That'd be awesome. Each week or even every other week a different PS topic/ability. I think I'd play! (only I think seeing that I'm going back to school in January, so time to tinker with PS could be limited.....)
@northy What a brilliant idea, Northy - I'd definitely play. Could we invite someone who is a bit of a photoshop star to help us/set the tasks? @mikegifford comes to mind. Can you think of anyone else?
BTW, if you want proceed at your own pace, I heartily recommend either of
"The Adobe Photoshop CS6 (CC) Book for Digital Photographers," by Scott Kelby, and
"The Adobe Photoshop CC Book for Photographers," by Martin Evening.
The Kelby book is more task oriented, essentially made up of many mini-workshops of one to five/six pages, grouped by theme, broken down into steps, to address one specific task. You either love or hate his chatty style, but incredibly useful and accessible content.
The Evening book is more theme oriented, but still made up of many small sections grouped by topic. Probably more comprehensive than the Kelby book, written in a serious, but very clear and readable style.
And then there is the old favorite, very recently updated again, "How to Cheat in Adobe Photoshop CC (CS3, 4, 5, 6...)" by Steve Caplin. Superb material also, with an extraordinary level of supporting material on the book's web site. Probably starting at a more advanced level than the other two, it gets right to it from the first page.
I would be interested. I had photoshop and it dies just as I was given some detailed books to support learning. I would be tempted to buy it again if there was a support group to engage with ad encourage and learn with/from. Keep me in the loop please.
I would be interested, because I am trying to teach myself and it is very slow going. My time availability varies, depending on what is happening at work, so I might not be able to participate routinely, but I need the prod and the motivation. :)
For example one assignment might be Extracting an Object and you need easy, moderate and complicated examples so that everyone is challenged (extract smooth objects, people with hair, and then pets/trees/etc). You also put a theme to the assignment so that it is interesting and focused, rather than random. Another assignment might be Filters and/or Blending Modes. All good stuff to know and somewhat complicated to get the understanding. Maybe these last 7-10 days, people post results and the 3-4 folks running the group make comments, no voting. Then the next assignment begins and everyone starts over again (much like the groups -> 5+2, Project X, Mad Hatters, etc). This way you can jump on / off and participate when you want.
I don;t feel experienced enough. I have not even learnt how to do layers yet. I have discoved curves, vignette and adjusting the light levels! Not a lot to goon really. Do you think I need more experience before I tag along? @mikegifford
This sounds wonderful! I would be happy to help coordinate this endeavour if that would be helpful, and make it easier for those who actually know Photoshop and would be agreeing to provide constructive feedback and come up w the assignments... @mikegifford
@mikegifford if you think a beginner (I'm going to try this Photoshop Lightroom deal) can join, I'm in! I've used Picmonkey mainly for post processing, but feel it's limitations.
@mikegifford This sounds brilliant - hope you didn't mind me putting your name forward. I wonder if all the people involved could also buy the Scott Kelby book which @frankhymus suggested - Some weeks we could work through chapters together - sharing results. I like the idea of each project lasting about 7/10 days and really like that this shouldn't be a competition with voting. This looks like a brilliant project to start in 2015. Thanks again @aurorajane for suggesting it.
@northy@mikegifford I am about to sign up for the PD+LR deal from Adobe. I am a complete beginner in these two modalities, but am ready and eager to learn. So please count me in. Thanks!
I would be interested too. @aurorajane one site worth looking at on YouTube is "Phlearn" the tutorials usually only go for about 10 minutes and are very easy to follow. And they have a new tutorial on different techniques every week. It is definitely worth checking out.
And @mikegifford Mike, I really like your idea of having assignments. I think it would also help people's phojo going too.
I start my second year 1 Jan - I've come an awfully long way in my first year but more of the same isn't going to take me forward. I need a new challenge - this is it... count me in.
@joansmor@vignouse I'm in!! Just a warning that I've only opened PS once and it was on accident. Should be a fun journey, looking forward to it! Got a lot done tonight and looking forward to an early morning to (hopefully) finish things up around here.
I am interested too. I signed up for Adobe CC 4 months ago, and am getting along quite well with LR, but PS sits here like the 'Big White Elephant' on my computer. Not sure I would be able to do every week though!
@radiogirl@darylo@mikegifford@northy@aurorajane
Hi Kathy and Daryl - PS Elements can do a lot of the basic things that PS does (although sometimes it does them differently) but the more sophisticated things are beyond its reach. Perhaps there could be a sub-group for Elements users, but the monthly PS CC/LR bundle deal is so affordable compared with the price in the past that it really would be an investment worth making if you can.
@vignouse Hi Richard, thanks for your advice I will look into the PS CC/LR bundle so I can work along with the rest of the group.
Looking forward to starting this project with the group.
Please keep me posted.
Count me in! I've been an Aperture user who has now been forced to move to Photoshop/Lightroom soon as Aperture is no longer supported and being "dumbed down" to merge with iPhoto :( I know I need to take the plunge to do this but haven't been motivated. Need a challenge and support group! @Taffy - are you in, too?
@jyokota Yes, count me in. We need Lightroom for organizing the photos and Photoshop for the more complex projects we have to process.
With both now on my computer and the end of year 2 just a few weeks away, this would be a perfect group for learning and motivation for me!
Count me in. You may have noticed I haven't posted for a while, mostly because I think I'd got a bit stale. Like @jyokota I use Aperture and am seriously considering to move to PS/LR and have been hesitating in making the jump. And I know I really need to learn some PS skills.
Thanks for the heads up @jocasta - or should I say kick up the ****.
I've love that. I know just enough to be dangerous or more accurately to know that something is possible but not how to actually pull it off. Maybe start with layers.
@jyokota This is my work crew. We had our holiday party and they foolishly asked me to bring in my camera and take a group picture. They had to know something like this was going to happen. ;-)
@vignouse@northy@mikegifford@darylo@frankhymus Sorry guys, still trying to get my head round how to best acquire PS. I already have Lightroom 5, which I own outright, but to get the best Photoshop deal I see I would need to subscribe to the Photoshop/Lightroom bundle @ £8.78 per month. Do I just ignore the Lightroom part of the package, will it be installed twice? If I want to stop the subscription do I lose everything except my original LR ownership, sorry for my ignorance, I'm getting bogged down with 'owning' and 'renting' and what might happen in the future. Please make any response simple as I have been ill in bed for a week and I can't think straight!
@jo13 hi Jo... so sorry to hear you've been under the weather... i can't really answer your questions, although i feel as though i should be able to... i had LR5, and then bought the cloud PS/LR bundle (cheaper than PS on it's own)... and i have NO idea what this means... as far as i can tell, i only have LR on my puter once...
@jo13 You can also install/update Lightroom from the CC control panel. If you bought this more than 3 months ago, there are updates. The beauty of the subscription is that you can always be up-to-date with versions, even releases. If you stop the subscription, I believe you will have to install Lightroom again if there have been major release upgrades. Why don't you ask Adobe? Chat on line or call sales upport and you should have a response immediately.
@jo13 I use the entire Creative Cloud Suite and if the Creative Cloud for Photoshop and Lightroom bundle behave the same way, you can install Photoshop and the Creative Cloud installer will recognize the Lightroom already installed. It may ask you some questions like keeping your presets and anything customized. In case it does want to overwrite make sure you have a backup of your presets and catalogs. You can also contact CC support for Adobe and ask them. I've found their CC support team to be very good.
@northy@frankhymus@mikegifford Thank you all for responding, and I will speak to the CC team as you suggested. I have been wanting to dip my toe into the world of PS, but just couldn't bring myself to bite the bullet. Well done @northy looks like your idea has legs!
Ok. I understand if I go for the subscription (which is a good deal of course), I will have everything. But I have bought LR5 ( which i know will stop udating when 6 comes out in 2015) and I have had PSE without learning it yet. I honestly don't have the funds to get the subscription because I'd be tied to it indefinitely (and yes it is sad that the price is hard for me to swing beyond a year--that's my problem). I really hope from the assignments I'll just be able to figure out PSE things that might work as well. This looks really great and the next step in my processing skills. Gotta love this place!
@vignouse I'll have to be in that subgroup for now but I think some PSE things will apply (I have only tried it a couple of times so I do want to give it a gair shake before moving up when funds are more available. This is very exciting! !!
@darylo Layers and selections sharpening and regular stuff like that should be fine in Elements. One big thing that Elements is restricted to is 8 bit processing, but that shouldn't present you any great limitation.
@darylo I'm sure that you will be able to join-in fully using PSE Daryl. To answer one point you made - you're never locked into any piece of software, providing it allows you to save your files in a universally recognized file-format such as JPEG, TIFF, PNG etc - as PS CC does.
@frankhymus@darylo I would be very interested but having just bought PE I feel I should learn to use it before taking on PS and LR. I have no idea about editing and would to learn more. if I can at least learn to do the basics it would be fantastic. I'm in if you think it's appropriate.
I may pop in now and then as time allows. I just have Elements, but can't do a thing in there. Perhaps if I can learn how to use it a bit I would advance to PS. I will keep an eye out for activity in this group. Thank you!
I have read a few PS books already, and if I have an idea, I just google how to do that specific thing, but it would be very usefull to do weekly assignments! I'm probably missing out on half of the basics now... This is a great idea! Count me in!
@mikegifford Count me in, as I have just signed up for the Creative Cloud subscription and need help with the Photoshop piece...especially if I could jump in and out, as time permits.
@thistle same here! Since I have not taken advantage of what I bought already, I owe it to myself to use it first! :) as long as I can tag along, I'm good. So when do we start? This is very exciting! @frankhymus@aurorajane@darylo@mikegifford@northy
@mikegifford I would be very interested in joining in. I like the idea of 7-10 days and being able to jump in when one can as time is not always readily available. I have the LR/PS subscription and I am currently driving myself dilly trying to follow YouTube videos. I haven't found that many that use CC, so some functions can be rather time consuming. @aurorajane thanks for starting this thread. A superb idea!
@northy, @ltodd and I have been exchanging email messages regarding hosting such a Photoshop 365 Group with 7-14 day challenges/lessons with specific themes to fit the Photoshop tasks being assigned. We have some thoughts on how such a group might work within the 365 community since it is rather unique and virtually all skill levels are represented.
We're in the process of preparing how we think this might work, and we've reached out to a few other 365ers seeking additional Group Hosts. Once we get a bit further along we'll write-up and post what we collectively think will be a workable, fun and learning experience for anyone that wants to participate. We think we can have the Photoshop 365 Group together for launch by Jan 4 or Jan 11 -> stay tuned.
If you're interested just make a post and we'll make sure you're on the invite.
Thanks Mike! Although I don't have PS, I'd still like to do the challenges with the photo processing tool I do have. I'm pretty sure I'd be able to figure out the "translation" of your assignments to my program (Smart Photo Editor). If it doesn't work, I may consider PS for purchase. But the instructional aspect of this is extremely appealing to me. Thanks for the invite and thinking of me!
Definitely interested though will have to purchase. Am away over Xmas! Someone mentioned the Adobe package but woukd it not be more economical to do a one off payment of PSE , PS (don't know difference) or LR rather than an annual fee? I have to look into it fast or get advice if I am to be on board by 11th. Advice welcome. Live in the uk, thanks.
Wow, this is all incredibly wonderful information, and I am so glad to know there are so many of us who want to master Photoshop. I have CS5 on LR5 on my computer, and have dabbled with PS on and off. I know enough to be dangerous, but not enough to really accomplish anything complicated, and get frustrated with it. Also, it is so time consuming that I just can't play with it enough. I would love to join a group that is doing weekly (or, maybe biweekly assignments), and we all learn from our mistakes. Thanks to those "masters" who are willing to help us learn. Much appreciated.
@callymazoo Hi Cally - PSE is an abridged version of PS and whilst it is an extremely capable editor, it has neither the power nor the scope of its big brother. LR is effectively an enhanced and standalone version of Adobe Camera Raw, plus a very powerful photo cataloguing system: LR can do around 85% of all normal photo editing but for advanced photo correction and manipulation, PS is needed.
PSE and LR are upgraded approximately every 18months and, typically, existing users get around 30% discount off the price of the new version. The PS/LR deal costs £8.48 pm for UK users which over 2 years, is about the cost of purchasing PSE & LR outright. In 2 years time though, both LR and PSE will have been replaced by newer versions, whereas the PS/LR bundle includes all enhancements and upgrades for life.
Each photographer will make the choice of which package will best suit their own circumstances or, indeed, stay with free alternatives such as Picasa or Faststone for basic editing and Gimp for advanced photo manipulation.
i have PSE 11 which has been installed in my laptop for a few years now but beyond processing a "crappy" raw shot that looks crappier in jpeg, it really gives me high blood pressure whenever i want to try to do something with it. so can i join? or should i first get an updated version?
I just bit the bullet and installed the Adobe combo - now I'm be needing some BIG tutoring to make it work. Looking forward to the challenge. Keep me posted.
Not sure if I got everyone - But WOW! It seems everyone wants to get a grip on this beast of a program. I sure hope Lyn, Northy and Mike can get something going, as it seems that there are no currently running 'project' groups. What I did find was, PhotoshopUserTV produced by Kelbyone. We can access episodes online and they give tips and tricks to using photoshop. As with many people, I am a resistant reader and tend to loose concentration when learning from a book. But watching it and hearing what they are doing and why makes learning a whole lot easier and fun.
Thanks for your amazing response and Lyn, Northy and Mike...it's over to you :) xx
@aurorajane To support our learning, the internet is a huge resource; Kane @karlow75 has already mentioned 'Phlearn' with Aaron Nace - he makes some of the more complex features of PS accessible even to beginners. But don't forget that Adobe themselves have a huge on-line learning resource - I'm particularly fond of the videos featuring 'Digital Imaging Evangelist' Julieanne Kost.
Thanks for starting this... it's too big to stop now.
I was looking up the photo editing programmes yesterday and it was suggested that GIMP does what PS does and it free. it could be an affordable trial option apparently having very similar ways of working as PS so I could still follow the learning. Does anyone have experience of that?
@callymazoo. Gimp is certainly a very comprehensive piece of software and it does provide the major building blocks of PS. Download and try it for yourself but, personally, I gave up on it when PS became affordable - CS6 cost over £600 to buy and LR over £100, which is the equivalent of over 7 years rental with the current Adobe offer. Why did I give up on it? Because - and I'm not alone - I found it clunky and not all intuitive to use... YMMD.
I will rent PS for a year, if that is possible if you have a beginners group. I mean, learning from the very beginning. Let me know. I really would like to learn but need a slow learning group. I hear it is very complicated.
@milaniet Hi Milanie, did you download and rent the Photo Shop and Lightroom combo from the Creative Cloud Photography site that Mike @mikegifford recommended?
I was thinking of downloading it and renting it monthly, was it difficult to download. I have never downloaded anything from the cloud.
Do you need to have an account set up?
Any help would be appreciated.
@radiogirl Very easy to download. You'll create an account when you download it. Just save pics to your hard drive if you're only going to rent for a year. Once you end your subscription, I don't think you have access to your cloud anymore.
@shesnapped thank you Ashley I will download it this week.
Good point about saving pics to your hard drive.
Are you renting the PS and Lightroom bundle?
@radiogirl Yes. I already owned LR when I signed up for the bundle, so I only downloaded PS even tho the cost was the same. I'll upgrade my LR when a new version comes out. Right now I'm happy just using my purchased version.
@mikegifford not sure if you are the one organizing this - but whomever is, I would be willing to help. I have been using Photoshop for about 15 years, I taught the creative suite for a few years and have a background in graphic design. I currently work as a creative director, so I still spend quite a bit of time in the programs and showing my designers how to acheive different effects.
I took advantage of the Lightroom Photoshop special last year and I use both but I am much more comfortable with Lightroom and I need to learn so much with photoshop. I think a group with assignments would be fantastic. At this point I feel like I did years ago when I went from my point n shoot to my DSLR - that is why the camera settings challenges started. I would love a group or something to help me (us) go beyond and be more proficient in Photoshop. Last Christmas I asked for a Photoshop book and I got the Scot Kelby one but I haven't used it. So perhaps between the book and the group I would actually learn more @mikegifford (or whoever is running this - I didn't read all the comments) please count me in.
@myhrhelper Well in a post on that date and in this thread - scroll-up to find it - @mikegifford laid out some proposals and a possible time table for rollout.
I've copied the relevant part for you below:
"@northy, @ltodd and I have been exchanging email messages regarding hosting such a Photoshop 365 Group with 7-14 day challenges/lessons with specific themes to fit the Photoshop tasks being assigned. We have some thoughts on how such a group might work within the 365 community since it is rather unique and virtually all skill levels are represented.
We're in the process of preparing how we think this might work, and we've reached out to a few other 365ers seeking additional Group Hosts. Once we get a bit further along we'll write-up and post what we collectively think will be a workable, fun and learning experience for anyone that wants to participate. We think we can have the Photoshop 365 Group together for launch by Jan 4 or Jan 11 -> stay tuned.
If you're interested just make a post and we'll make sure you're on the invite."
Hi all - we will be trying to include generic information so that that you should be able to follow along using PSE (if your version supports layers ) for nearly all projects. There are many different ways of achieving the same look in digital editing, some programs (eg PS) and plugins(eg by Nik,Topaz) will get you there in fewer steps, and give a professional look very quickly if used correctly, but there are many 'work arounds' you can use. I don't use Photoshop CC. :)
@vignouse Hi Richard I have downloaded the PS/Lightroom Bundle that @mikegifford recommended and would very much appreciate being included in with your particular group, if possible.
Please add me to the group - I subscribe to PS and Lightroom but tend to stick safely with photo editing in Lightroom. I do struggle with PS but would love to learn more about layers and creative editing.
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At one time there was chatter of starting a regular editing challenge - but then the technique challenge came along and what w the wwyd challenge and the etsooi challenge, that kinda got dropped...
@joansmor @nanderson
@northy What a brilliant idea, Northy - I'd definitely play. Could we invite someone who is a bit of a photoshop star to help us/set the tasks?
@mikegifford comes to mind. Can you think of anyone else?
BTW, if you want proceed at your own pace, I heartily recommend either of
"The Adobe Photoshop CS6 (CC) Book for Digital Photographers," by Scott Kelby, and
"The Adobe Photoshop CC Book for Photographers," by Martin Evening.
The Kelby book is more task oriented, essentially made up of many mini-workshops of one to five/six pages, grouped by theme, broken down into steps, to address one specific task. You either love or hate his chatty style, but incredibly useful and accessible content.
The Evening book is more theme oriented, but still made up of many small sections grouped by topic. Probably more comprehensive than the Kelby book, written in a serious, but very clear and readable style.
And then there is the old favorite, very recently updated again, "How to Cheat in Adobe Photoshop CC (CS3, 4, 5, 6...)" by Steve Caplin. Superb material also, with an extraordinary level of supporting material on the book's web site. Probably starting at a more advanced level than the other two, it gets right to it from the first page.
I would be interested in participating as a group and maybe it could be formed by a group of 3-4 folks willing to take on making suggested assignments and having a theme much like our 365 groups.
For example one assignment might be Extracting an Object and you need easy, moderate and complicated examples so that everyone is challenged (extract smooth objects, people with hair, and then pets/trees/etc). You also put a theme to the assignment so that it is interesting and focused, rather than random. Another assignment might be Filters and/or Blending Modes. All good stuff to know and somewhat complicated to get the understanding. Maybe these last 7-10 days, people post results and the 3-4 folks running the group make comments, no voting. Then the next assignment begins and everyone starts over again (much like the groups -> 5+2, Project X, Mad Hatters, etc). This way you can jump on / off and participate when you want.
Comments?
@mikegifford
For those not aware, Adobe has a great photography offer for Creative Cloud Photoshop and Lightroom bundled. Its a good deal since Photoshop by itself is rather expensive and is constantly getting updates and with this plan updates are included. I consider both to be essential tools along with some others (that will probably get introduced if we move forward with this 365 Photoshop Group with training themes). Here is a link to get more information: https://creative.adobe.com/plans/photography
And @mikegifford Mike, I really like your idea of having assignments. I think it would also help people's phojo going too.
I start my second year 1 Jan - I've come an awfully long way in my first year but more of the same isn't going to take me forward. I need a new challenge - this is it... count me in.
@frankhymus I agree with Frank. I have older books by both authors and they are both good.
Hi Kathy and Daryl - PS Elements can do a lot of the basic things that PS does (although sometimes it does them differently) but the more sophisticated things are beyond its reach. Perhaps there could be a sub-group for Elements users, but the monthly PS CC/LR bundle deal is so affordable compared with the price in the past that it really would be an investment worth making if you can.
Looking forward to starting this project with the group.
Please keep me posted.
With both now on my computer and the end of year 2 just a few weeks away, this would be a perfect group for learning and motivation for me!
Thanks for the heads up @jocasta - or should I say kick up the ****.
@vignouse @northy @darylo @frankhymus
@northy I replied to your email message.
Phil Steel has a reasonably priced Photoshop beginners course, I haven't seen this one but have seen his Lightroom course which is good. http://steeletraining.com/photoshop-basics.htm
Junkos suggestion for the Photoshop Artistry course is a good one. I have worked through a lot of it, its really fab and I really want to find time to get into it more. http://www.photoshopartistryonline.com/
Some of the images that people are turning out are here: https://www.facebook.com/PhotoshopArtistry/photos_stream https://www.flickr.com/groups/fineartphotoshop/pool/
and Kim has a beginners course that explains how Lightroom and Photoshop work together - its called Round Trip. I have done many of her courses, she's lovely, worth every penny. She doesn't teach Photoshop wizardry such as adding in aliens but she does a good job of explain how to edit photos so that they look nice. One of my images was on Flickr explore the other day and that was entirely down to what I learned from Kim. http://photoshoptestkitchen.com/
Kim has several groups on Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/groups/bestill-52/pool/ https://www.flickr.com/groups/beyondlayers/ https://www.flickr.com/groups/inspirationstaycation/pool/
@aurorajane thanks for starting this thread. A superb idea!
@salza @rosiekerr @laetitiapetrussa @aecasey @slash
I added a few folks that might be interested in participating in the Photoshop 365 Group, if not interested then please ignore.
@northy, @ltodd and I have been exchanging email messages regarding hosting such a Photoshop 365 Group with 7-14 day challenges/lessons with specific themes to fit the Photoshop tasks being assigned. We have some thoughts on how such a group might work within the 365 community since it is rather unique and virtually all skill levels are represented.
We're in the process of preparing how we think this might work, and we've reached out to a few other 365ers seeking additional Group Hosts. Once we get a bit further along we'll write-up and post what we collectively think will be a workable, fun and learning experience for anyone that wants to participate. We think we can have the Photoshop 365 Group together for launch by Jan 4 or Jan 11 -> stay tuned.
If you're interested just make a post and we'll make sure you're on the invite.
Thanks....
PSE and LR are upgraded approximately every 18months and, typically, existing users get around 30% discount off the price of the new version. The PS/LR deal costs £8.48 pm for UK users which over 2 years, is about the cost of purchasing PSE & LR outright. In 2 years time though, both LR and PSE will have been replaced by newer versions, whereas the PS/LR bundle includes all enhancements and upgrades for life.
Each photographer will make the choice of which package will best suit their own circumstances or, indeed, stay with free alternatives such as Picasa or Faststone for basic editing and Gimp for advanced photo manipulation.
Hope this helps.
Thanks very much to the three of you. Definitely in and looking forward to getting started. Merry Christmas to you all.
Wonderful, thank you all very much. Looking forward to the new year.
Happy Christmas everyone.
like katy @grammyn i'll consider.
@salza @rosiekerr @laetitiapetrussa @aecasey @slash @salza @darylo @rosiekerr @laetitiapetrussa @aecasey @slash @longexposure @frankhymus @northy @joansmor
Not sure if I got everyone - But WOW! It seems everyone wants to get a grip on this beast of a program. I sure hope Lyn, Northy and Mike can get something going, as it seems that there are no currently running 'project' groups. What I did find was, PhotoshopUserTV produced by Kelbyone. We can access episodes online and they give tips and tricks to using photoshop. As with many people, I am a resistant reader and tend to loose concentration when learning from a book. But watching it and hearing what they are doing and why makes learning a whole lot easier and fun.
Thanks for your amazing response and Lyn, Northy and Mike...it's over to you :) xx
Thanks for starting this... it's too big to stop now.
I was thinking of downloading it and renting it monthly, was it difficult to download. I have never downloaded anything from the cloud.
Do you need to have an account set up?
Any help would be appreciated.
Good point about saving pics to your hard drive.
Are you renting the PS and Lightroom bundle?
I took advantage of the Lightroom Photoshop special last year and I use both but I am much more comfortable with Lightroom and I need to learn so much with photoshop. I think a group with assignments would be fantastic. At this point I feel like I did years ago when I went from my point n shoot to my DSLR - that is why the camera settings challenges started. I would love a group or something to help me (us) go beyond and be more proficient in Photoshop. Last Christmas I asked for a Photoshop book and I got the Scot Kelby one but I haven't used it. So perhaps between the book and the group I would actually learn more @mikegifford (or whoever is running this - I didn't read all the comments) please count me in.
Aaron Nace is a really funny guy so makes the learning not feel so dry and vanilla
I've copied the relevant part for you below:
"@northy, @ltodd and I have been exchanging email messages regarding hosting such a Photoshop 365 Group with 7-14 day challenges/lessons with specific themes to fit the Photoshop tasks being assigned. We have some thoughts on how such a group might work within the 365 community since it is rather unique and virtually all skill levels are represented.
We're in the process of preparing how we think this might work, and we've reached out to a few other 365ers seeking additional Group Hosts. Once we get a bit further along we'll write-up and post what we collectively think will be a workable, fun and learning experience for anyone that wants to participate. We think we can have the Photoshop 365 Group together for launch by Jan 4 or Jan 11 -> stay tuned.
If you're interested just make a post and we'll make sure you're on the invite."
Hope this helps...
Hi all - we will be trying to include generic information so that that you should be able to follow along using PSE (if your version supports layers ) for nearly all projects. There are many different ways of achieving the same look in digital editing, some programs (eg PS) and plugins(eg by Nik,Topaz) will get you there in fewer steps, and give a professional look very quickly if used correctly, but there are many 'work arounds' you can use. I don't use Photoshop CC. :)