What Photo shop do I need to be able to do photoshop on car pictures? Do I need version 9 or can I go with an earlier version? Thanks LosLobo
Hi Yup, I used 6.0 until recently... for the % of the possibilities I use, that version was quite enough for me. the thing is higher versions have easier to use stuff, or what, so best is to use the latest version in the long run I guess. have you got any experience with this software ? it's not that easy but time and practice eventually gives good results... Have fun
Crap. I've been using an inferior product.... I don't actually use Photoshop... but I'd like to learn how. Too bad I have better things to use the $$$ on.
Do an internet search for the GIMP. It's a free program and does all the same stuff. Photoshop is a great piece of software but it's pretty pricey if all you want to do is cut up pictures of cars.
It depends what you want to do. If it is basic stuff like color changes or chopping a top, even the first version of Photoshop could do that. If you want to take it to a level where you are doing artwork try and get the most recent version. Learn it. There are lots of Photoshop tutorials out there on the web for doing even basic Photoshop work. Over time if you learn it you will wind up wanting the latest version. I basically use it almost everyday and I have all kinds of versions on different computers. It is pricey though and as another has stated if it IS very basic stuff that you want to do there are other options out there. BR
Probably anything above 4 is OK, did 4 have layers?, I remember running Photoshop 3 without layers and just a single undo. Layers really help when your swapping rims and tires and photochopping tops.
Thanks for all the info. I just want to be able to start off small (with top chop, color change, try different wheel/tire combo etc) and as my skills progress I assume I will update to a later software and try harder projects. I don't know if this comes under Photoshop but I would also like to learn how to add color to black and white photos. I am going to try the GIMP as suggested by Squablow to start. Thanks LosLobo
Go to your local community college and enroll in a photoshop class...this will get you 3 things. 1. As a student you will be able to purchase the full version of the latest photoshop at student price and then after you will just be able to pay education price for the upgrades...you save tons this way. 2. You learn the correct way to use the product...most of us learn by trial and error...when I took my class I had to "unlearn" some of my bad habits and the new skills learned from the class have helped many times. 3. You are forced to put time into your practice...photoshop takes "using it to learn it" time. The more time you spend with it the better you become and the easier it becomes. You can spend lots of time doing the simplest of task...but learn to use layes, adjustment layers, actions, etc and it will make your life much more enjoyable.
I agree. I teach a Photoshop course in the graphic design program at Drexel Univ. Most people know how to do things in the application but do not understand any of the basics of imaging: - file formats and modes, when to properly use each - resolution, (i.e. onscreen vs. print, etc.) - etc. It IS the kind of application you can learn on your own, but a class should help if the instructor is any good. Don't skip over the basics and jump ahead to the filters. For example, in my class, if I can tell what filters were used -- no good.
This is exactly what I meant when I said "Photoshop will make your brain melt if it isn't handled properly". Having someone who knows the hidden features of Photoshop show you the ropes goes a long, long ways toward doing quality work and it keeps the frustration level down. Following tutorials is great but if you don't know the terminology or where to look for a certian tool or feature, it can get very frustrating. There are so many features within even the early versions that unless you have a photographic memory, you will soon get overloaded with information trying to remember all of the steps that it takes to do even some of the simple tasks. This is why it is important practice, practice, practice. Having someone beside you to help you figure out a particular problem will really speed up the time that it takes you to get good at it.
Dang I must be behind the times....I use PhotoDeluxe, an Adobe product too, does most of what I need to get done, I also use Photo Shop Elements 2.0 to do what I cant in PhotoDeluxe, I have Photo Shop 5.0 but I never use it because I can do a down and dirty piece in 30 min. in Photo Deluxe, where it would take me an hour in Photo Shop. Some of my stuff is 8 or nine layers deep sometimes more. I come from the old school graphics, an 0 and 00 ripitograph, lead pencel, t-square and a Lucy....a neat old machine that would allow one to trace outlines.... and very thin paper, shades of colors were produced by using dots...but that was in the early '70's. times have changed...kinda miss the old ways. Tried Photo Impression, did not like it.
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