Photographers Only Need To Learn 25% Of PhotoshopWriten by Sydney Pix
As a working photographer and part time Photoshop teacher I have found that there is a lot of difference in how much a photographer and a graphic artist needs to know about Photoshop.
Its true a graphic artist needs to know about 75% of the program to get by, but a photographer only needs to know about 25%.
Lets face it, we photographers just used to take photos, our day was concerned with did that film turn out or did I get the lighting right?
Now that we have digital cameras we are forced to look at the images on a computer screen and the net thing we say to ourselves is I wonder if I could up the lighting or get rid of that colour cast, etc.
The up-to-date photographer is not only now taking digital images but also involved with manipulating them as well. So just how much manipulation should a photographer be expected to do?
As a wedding, glamour and portrait photographer you would be adjusting;
1)Lighting
2)Eliminating any colour casts
3)Fixing minor facial problems such as acne
4)Sharpening a photo
For a Commercial product photographer;
1)Lighting
2)Eliminating colour casts
3)Fixing focus issues
4)Blending layers together with type
For the Fashion photographer;
1)Lighting
2)Eliminating colour casts
3)Fixing focus issues
4)Blending layers
5)Using filters
In each case the photographer has a range of tools available to them and not only that, they also have a number of different ways of reaching the same outcome.
I find as a teacher of Photoshop to photographers, many have picked up a few tricks along the way and have not properly studied how to repair images the right way making their photos look inferior to others and even damaging their files as they go.
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