beginning to get into Video/photography

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for my birthday, my gf got me a fairly decent (to me) digital camera. i feel like i'm getting decent at it. i'm not great, but every now and then i take a pic i really like. maybe i'm finding my inner muse. lol.

i started playing with iMovie. it seems like it has the potential to do some cool stuff. all in all, it seems rather complicated. same with photoshop. anyone know some good tutorials i can look at that would give me a simple run down on using this stuff?
 
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I've never used them myself but probably should but I know if do a simple search on google that there's plenty of Online Tutorials for Adobe Photoshop that you will more than likely find helpful.
 
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I've never used them myself but probably should but I know if do a simple search on google that there's plenty of Online Tutorials for Adobe Photoshop that you will more than likely find helpful.
yea, i have of course searched google. i was more wondering if there is any one tutorial for any of these programs that is as simple as possible that the seasoned veterans would reccomend.
 
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I think photoshop (well, it used to - I'm assuming it still does) comes with a decent help section, which outlines the tools, the basics of how to use them and so on. Photoshop can be a daunting app at first, but once you get the hang of it, it's pretty intuitive, as there's pretty much always more than one way to do something. And yes, lens flares are cool at first, but really corny. Don't get sucked in ;) heheh

As for iMovie, it's really not all that hard. You have your clips on the right (including photos, movies etc.) and you drag them onto the timeline. You can then easily order them, split and trim them, add effects. It's not a terribly advanced program, so it means you can experiment a lot without getting lost. The actions are pretty self-explanatory. Perhaps make sure you copy or backup anything you want to edit, and just spend a few hours exploring the apps and learning for yourself.

I think some tuts are OK, but they really don't give you the full picture. There are plenty of photoshop tuts out there, but most are very specialised - so you only learn a little bit of something, and only one way to do it. I'd think the photoshop help (in photoshop, it should be under the menu help) would be a good place to start. It'd be writted by Adobe, which I'd say, is the best source to begin with. It should have all kinds of topics there, and you can work your way up through them.

I wouldn't say there's one ideal tutorial out there, since photoshop can be such a vast app and has so many uses. Just start with a basic image or photo, and learn what the tools do by experimenting. Often, that's the most effective way of learning and remembering - experience. I was able to get a headstart this way when it came time for my photoshop classes at TAFE.
 
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awesome. thanks for your advice. it never occurred to me that there was a photoshop tutorial in photoshop. lol.
 
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Bonzaisushi said:
Awesome, what type of camera did you get?


a great site that will help you learn the ropes is. www.good-tutorials.com

I think thats it, if not search good tutorials you will learn a lot.

nothing too crazy. it was a sony cybershot dsc-t1 5.0 mp. there's better stuff out there but this is great for me.

the link is awesome. that was exactly the sort of thing i was looking for. thanks.
 
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I have been working with pictures using Microsoft Digital Imaging 9, but heard Photoshop is alot better. If I know alot about MDI9, could I move on to Photoshop without to much trouble.
 
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Check lynda.com. If you're willing to drop $25 you can get a one month subscription to download unlimited video tutorials. It is the best, the absolute best. They have everything, check it out, it will be money well spent.
 
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that's a possibility. i'm not really down with paying for stuff on the internet.
 
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I have been working with pictures using Microsoft Digital Imaging 9, but heard Photoshop is alot better. If I know alot about MDI9, could I move on to Photoshop without to much trouble.

Yes, the tools are similar between MDI9 and PSCS3, you'll just need to learn how to use image editing layers. For some things I actually prefer MDI9.

And to Dex, congratulations on your new camera, don't be ashamed of it, Sony's are my favorite Point and Shoot cameras, if I buy another one it'll be similar to yours.

Just use the help menu that is in iMovie, it seems tough at first, but once you get used to what you are trying to accomplish it's a very user friendly program.

iPhoto has some surprisingly good color correction and spot healing tools for editing photos. It is much easier than Photoshop, you should try it out and see if it doesn't do everything you need for your photos.

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holy bump out of nowhere.

thanks for the further advice guys. ironically, i just started taking a photoshop class at school so hopefully i'll be pretty good at the end. :Smirk:
 
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You don't really use photoshop for photography. Well at least I don't use it much. Whatever comes out of the camera is what I use.
 

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