Never before in the history of digital photography editing softwarehas anyone ever been able to produce such terrific results in photo editing as has happened in the digital age.Of all the programs and tools available on the web to change and enhance digital images, there is none that compare to the popularity and power of Adobe Photoshop.So widly used is this digital photographythat the word “Photoshop″ has become synonymous with the verbs editing and creating effects as well as altering and enhancing an image.
We can “Photoshop in” new outfits, accessories or even people to a shot where it was just not possible before. So if you want a picture of you shaking hands with the president, you don’t have to go to Washington to get it, just “Photoshop” your image into the image of the president and it will look as real as if you had been there.
You can “Photoshop” something out of a picture you don’t want and you won’t see it anymore.You can remove physical flaws with ease.You can get rid of that distracting person in the background with ease.This digital photography software is so sophisticated that you will be able to alter any image and not ever be able to tell it.
Photoshop has become such a de facto standard for photo processing that if you are setting up a photography studio or business, a copy of the software is as necessary as Microsoft word or PowerPoint.A good thing about Photoshop is that it is available everywhere and there are many people who know how to use it. So if you feel insecure about learning yet another computer application, you can probably find a college student, someone at the high school or maybe the junior high that knows Photoshop in and out and can help you jump start your use of the software as well.
The dominate software has not always been Photoshop. The program was created in 1989 by two brothers, John Knoll and Thomas Knoll.The brothers created Photoshop for their custom use, but it wasn’t long before the market was clamoring after it.John and Thomas were pretty smart so the founded a company called Adobe in 1990.
Adobe has been a shining example of how to achieve success in the age of the Internet. Today few of us who use the Internet are not aware of Adobe. You probably cannot find a personal computer that uses the Internet that does not have a free copy of the Adobe reader on it to read PDF files.Another example of how this little company has taken over a particular market is found in a program format they own called PDF.
You need to find a copy to play with first to really become good at Adobe Photoshop. Like most computer applications, you can probably find a copy on a friend’s computer just to tinker with it and get a feel for the controls. Then if your friend is a wizard at Photoshop, let him or her show you some of the real “wiz-bang” things they can do with Photoshop using the same menus you were just tinkering with.It is real easy to allow a little Saturday afternoon photography spree to create and Photoshop addict out of you forever.
When you are done you will need to download a copy for yourself.There are evaluation versions that give you most of the features available.You only need this is you are not sure you’ll be buying a copy.Photoshop dominates this market so you will want to buy a copy but make sure you get a licensed copy to avoid some frustration.I know you will soon find yourself just playing around with the software for hours on end just having fun and that is OK. But don’t overlook the value of taking some organized classes in photo editing using Adobe Photoshop.There are shortcuts you can use to get the most out of the software that these classes will show you.
If you really want to make photographs better for your friends and customers, then the only limit will be your imagination when using this software.You will be able to proudly proclaim, that’s alright, I can fix that in Photoshop.”.”
