I am hardly a Photoshop expert. What I can tell you though is that I am a self-taught Photoshop hobbyist and I have developed a passion for learning more and more techniques in using it. I first got acquainted with Photoshop a couple of years ago. It wasn't an easy ride. I was forced to learn it so I could pass a major subject from back in College. I cannot tell you enough how frustrating it was at the beginning. Back then, the only thing I knew was how to open this application from the desktop. And during those first few months of attempting to use it, my mouse was in constant agony. Well, it was due to the fact that I would almost throw it to the monitor out of exasperation from the unsuccessful editing trials. I couldn't get a picture to move. I couldn't blend multiple pictures well. I couldn't change the color of a text when I know..I just..freakin know that I have changed that color box into another. Poor mouse. Whenever my frustration took its toll on me, the poor thing was the recipient of the negative vibes. Hihi!
Anyway, I don't remember how it happened, but I began to understand Photoshop. Its layers. Its tools. I got to learn techniques too that made photos look sharper and lighter or darker. My frustration transformed itself into passion. I sometimes clicked a layer wrongly and an amazing effect would show up. I would sometimes hit certain keyboard keys by accident and discover that it was a shortcut for a color change or a layer effect or could be used to show a feat. Even after that major subject (for which I had to learn Photoshop) was over, I would spend some free and not-so-free times experimenting over Photoshop tools. Eventually I learned from written tutorials and got to love it even more.
I am a frustrated visual artist. Each time I see a beautiful painting, I shake my head in awe at the wonders of the talent of its creator and wish that I could be just as good with a real canvass and a real paintbrush. Thanks to Adobe's innovative graphics tool, I can now leverage that frustration into creating pieces with a digital paintbrush and a digital canvass that is, Adobe Photoshop. I can now turn my ordinary point-and-shoot and phone camera photos into striking ones by a mere color treatment and sharpening.
So why should you follow my tips? Well mainly because I can relate to your need (or frustration) to learn Photoshop techniques and understand how to use it. I can also relate to you if your intention is to improve your Photoshop skills. All the things I will teach you here are based on my fun and sometimes-accidental moments with the graphics giant that is, Photoshop. Let's journey together in this colorful digital world!
Photoshop for everyone! Because a little Photoshop, can make a big difference!
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