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Introduction What is Adobe Photoshop What could Adobe Photoshop benefit us in? Who are the people that use Adobe

Photoshop mostly and for what reasons? Difficulties that beginners (new users) could

face when using Adobe Photoshop? How to gain experience and learn to use

Adobe Photoshop more professionally ? Conclusion

Introduction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xS5uh5TCXcU

What is Adobe Photoshop ?

Definition

Image editing software developed and manufactured by Adobe Systems Inc.

Photoshop is considered one of the leaders in photo editing software.

The software allows users to manipulate, crop, resize, and correct color on digital photos.

Functions Editing pictures

Color corrections to designing web pages, logos

In new version Adobe Photoshop CS5 you can edit animated gif, in Photoshop extended version you can work with movie files and 3D objects

Features Make quick image corrections

Control color and tone

Edit and enhance images intelligently

Enjoy an extraordinary painting and drawing toolset

Versions CS3

CS4

CS5

What could Adobe Photoshop benefit us in ?

Editing Red eye removal Converting color photos to black & white Create brighter and whiter smiles Digital watermarking Crop & straighten photos Reducing wrinkles Change eye color Background eraser tool Darken overexposed or brighten

underexposed photos

Create a picture from two or more pictureshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XrYOMEvELHY&feature=related

Media and commercials

Who are the people that use Adobe Photoshop mostly and

for what reasons ?

Professional Photographers

People interested in photo editing

Difficulties that beginners could face when using Adobe

Photoshop?

Function of each tool

Should know the function of each tool to get the needed result.

Practice the tools on many pictures to know the difference.

Steps to complete a process

There are specific steps to complete editing a picture

Learn them from tutorials

How to gain experience and learn to use Adobe Photoshop more professionally ?

Adobe Photoshop video tutorials Youtube.com

Posted tutorials by professionals in many different websites

Buy learning tutorials

Books Photoshop (CS3,CS4,CS5) for

DUMMIES Teach yourself visually Photoshop CS4 Photoshop in a day Photoshop CS5 in easy steps Photoshop CS5 Bible Photoshop Expert Photoshop CS5 for photographers

Learn

Online training courses

E-learning center

Adorama learning center

Conclusion