hello guys. i'm just a beginner in using computer. i only know basic computer operations. and now i want to learn basic adobe photoshop so that i can edit all photos that i've taken. i want to become a professional photographer but inoerder to do that i need learn how to use photoshop. guys, please help me how to learn basic adobe photoshop. thanks and God bless you all...

Hey melo!

Finding tutorials for Photoshop is really easy, by just typing it into google, but I have found you a couple of links that will help you create different things in Photoshop, plus learn your way around the interface of Photoshop.


Photoshop Essentials -- I've linked directly to where you'll be able to learn the interface; brushes, making custom swatches, working with layers (which is really important), etc.

Adobe Tutorialz -- Here is a site with just a bunch of little tutorials that you can learn. If you click on Adobe Photoshop on the menu to the left, it'll show some more tutorials.

Also, if you want to look for some more, when you're typing in Photoshop Tutorials, make sure you add in the version of you have, so "Photoshop X Tutorials" and where X is, just add in whether its CS, CS2, or CS3, or CS4, etc.

Good luck to you and if you have any further questions or need help searching for some more, let me know!

See this thread as well. lots of links to tutorials.

It's the only way to learn something - to do this. Open Photoshop, take a photo, take a tutorial (won't give you links, google has TONS of them) and try to create. I learned Photoshop exactly this way The only I can advise, choose tutorials for beginners, and after mastering all the basic tricks, go to the advanced skills.

This guy is one of the best around. Bert Monroy
Bio: http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/about/#host_8
http://www.bertmonroy.com/
http://revision3.com/pixelperfect/

Not to scare you or anyting, but if you want to be a professional photographer, you will probably need to learn how to use Adobe After Effects aswell, if you want to do HDR imaging

But one step at a time.

Hint: adjust levels, edit curves :D

well dude its not really hard to learn the adobe photoshop you your self can learn all you have to do is search some links of adobe photoshop tutorials or maybe self study just like exploring it by your self like me i learn the adobe photoshop by just self study exploring it although i am not good at that you'll just learn keep practicing dude...

http://www.good-tutorials.com/tutorials/photoshop

Good website, lots of stuff to get you started. I am self taught with photoshop, illustrator, and indesign and i do this for a living at 19 :D. For starters just get to know the layout and the tools. There is TONS of stuff in there, just get familiar with it

another site i usto use wayy back when is www.spoono.com LOTS of goodies there. Feel free to pm me if you got any questions or anything

I've been using Photoshop for a few years, but I still don't know how to do everything. Whenever I am trying to achieve a certain effect or accomplish something I don't know how to do, I google search with various related terms and "photoshop" to find a tutorial. Like, when I wanted to create a logo similar to "American Idol" for a party room, I searched for "American Idol Logo Photoshop" and I found step-by-step instructions on how to do it (and learned about the stroke tool, which has been amazing to know about!).

Here are some great sites that I recommend to my students:

http://www.pslover.com/

http://www.photoshopessentials.com/ (there are a bunch of ads on this site, but it's worth scrolling past them)
http://www.absolutecross.com/tutorials/photoshop/

When you get more adventurous, visit http://www.adobe.com/designcenter/

And yes, curves and levels are the key. Experiment, save copies, and have fun.

hey i also would like a photoshop tutorial. But does anyone have it in PDF file?
Cheers

See this thread. http://www.bleepingcomputer.com/forums/topic185991.html

Actually, in my opinion, the BEST way to learn Photoshop is to get a book called "Real World Photoshop." There's a few versions out there depending on the version of Photoshop you have (be it CS2, CS3, etc). It covers everything you want to know about Photoshop and is geared towards newbies and seasoned pros. I bought their Illustrator CS2 book and read it from cover to cover. You won't find a better book. It may be a little pricey for some, but well worth it if you want to become a Photoshop user. Pretty much any online book store has copies, but I suggest going to Alibris.com for a cheap used copy, or Borders Marketplace.

Good luck!