"Joel" <Joel@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
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> ray <ray@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 24 Feb 2008 18:26:28 +0000, Vass wrote:
>>
>> > I got a EOS 350D for my birthday, and would like to learn about
>> > photography I've looked at a fiew You-tube video lessons, bought a
few
>> > magazines and the books I've bought
>> > while they show great photos, I'm not learning anything. I've tried
>> > some
>> > mastercl*****, I've set up a still subject, and yes, after every
>> > conceivable setting, one or two pics appear clear (in Jpeg form),
>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/canon-eos/2289153882/
>> > http://www.flickr.com/photos/canon-eos/2288363947/in/photostream/
but
>> > none have the WOW factor of anything else I've seen claiming to come
>> > from a similar camera
>> > Can it be all down to Photoshop?
>> > I understand I have a lot to learn, so where can I start without
going
>> > down the nightclass route?
>> > Any help appreciated
>>
>> Suggest you start with a basic photography class - perhaps a community
>> college nearby. There is more to photography than simply pointing the
>> camera somewhere and clicking the shutter release. Perhaps you need to
>> learn about composition, subject matter, . . . then worry about photo
>> editing. And for the record, there are many options besides photoshop -
>> several of which include most of the functionality and don't cost an
arm
>> and a leg.
>
> If I am not mistaken you are Linux man (sorry if I am wrong). But about
> Photoshop costing an arm and leg, I would say it's much cheaper than
most
> people image (including you). Cuz for very simple reasons.
>
> - If you are student or family member who is either in hi-school or
> college
> (unless none family member is student, then may be a friend .. or unless
> no
> friend is a student then you are out of luck), then you can have
Photoshop
> for $300. Then you will enjoy having an extra arm and an extra leg for
> just
> $300
>
> - After you have the extra arm and extra leg, then *if* you decide to
> upgrade to newer version (Adobe releases a newer version every 18
months)
> then $150 is all you have to pay. If you decide to upgrade every other
> version then you can enjoy the top notch every 3 years, and it will
bring
> the cost down to $75 per year.
>
> - Now just forget about the $75/year. With Photoshop you can enjoy
> tens/hundreds of thousands of books, answers, tutorials, tips, tricks
> which
> money can't buy.
>
> And after few years investment (practicing) you will know that what you
> have learned will stay with you for many decades to come. Then you will
> realize how cheap Photoshop really is, and you also realize that every
> minute you work on Photoshop will be your investment in the future.
>
> Of course, nobody can force you not to save an arm and leg (which you
> don't have to begin with), but it's hard for me to see some waste of
> bright
> mind which I don't have much left to enjoy <bg>. So, even I won't earn
> anything, won't gain any pound etc.. but I would suggest people to put
> more
> time and energy on Photoshop .. even more on Photoshop than RAW
converter.
Now, if Photoshop would just spend a bit of time making their menus and
toolbars accessible to screen reading software. The blind and
visually-impaired community would be greatful.
Take Care,
Dudley
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