The Basics of Photoshop
A friend of mine took the plunge and invested in Photoshop. He had saved and planned for this purchase that was going to make his life easier. He had envisioned getting Photoshop and immediately creating graphics that would be the envy of all on the internet. But then he attempted to use it. He was totally lost! Don’t let this happen to you. Now that you’ve invested in Photoshop you want to get the most out of it possible. This is an expensive tool but obviously well worth its weight in gold to anyone having the knowledge to use it to its full potential.
You shouldn’t have to go through this tragedy. You deserve better. Photoshop may be expensive, but anyone who knows how to properly use it will tell you it’s worth every cent. Like anything else you will have to make mistakes and learn by yourself, exploring the interface of the software. One way to help is to go to ‘Preferences’. Here you can improve the performance of your Photoshop.
Here is some advice to get you started. Search for the ‘History Log’ on the screen. This is where you can save your progress while you edit your image. The are a number of options to personalize your session. For example select ‘Sessions Only’ to make the log remember the time and date that you start each session. Choose ‘Concise’ to recall more information about your work. And you can pick ‘Detailed’ for the most information, recording details about every edit you do to the image.
Find the ‘History Log’. Here you can save every step you take when making your picture. You can choose how much information it saves. For example choose the ‘Sessions Only’ to remember the time and date that you start each Photoshop session. ‘Concise’ records more information on all the editing sessions. You can also choose ‘Detailed’ which does the same job as ‘Concise’, but also notes the file path and details about every edit to the file.
The only real way to learn Photoshop is to play around with things. Keep exploring and discover what you can do. For more specific learning read about Photoshop online and try out the many available video tutorials. After a while, you’ll be making superb pictures just like my nephew wanted to!
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