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Originally Posted by builder24car
I would learn all the basics of photography and learn your camera before I'd even
think about photoshop, etc. If the photo isn't right to start with, all the photoshop
in the world won't help it and usually makes things worse. Half the fun of photography
is learning I think. Good luck!  |
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Originally Posted by CHTransplant
While I certainly agree with the importance of learning photography basics and the functions of the camera, I believe post-processing is such a critical part of digital photography that one should learn the basics of that in parallel with the other beginning activity.
Additional, the cataloging and tagging functions of programs such as Lightroom and PSE can be critical to maintaining organization of a digital photo library before it gets out of control.
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Post processing is indeed a critical part of digital photography. While you can shoot in Jpeg format, which leaves the processing to the camera, you will get the best quality if you shoot in RAW, which requires post processing.
Lightroom is an excellent program for processing. You will probably rarely need Photoshop. I have both, and use Lightroom exclusively 99.9% of the time. An excellent source for learning Lightroom is from
Scott Kelby's book. It's actually an enjoyable read, not stuffy and boring like a lot of instructional books. He also has other books on digital photography, as well as
a website where you can take classes on Lightroom, Photoshop, or just photography in general.
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