What are the most important skills to have using Photoshop / GIMP / Darktable?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 13:27:39 -0500

Response by SPC James Harsh made Jan 15 at 2017 1:30 PM

SPC James Harsh — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 13:30:33 -0500

it's a hobby to me, I use corel, I would say freehand skillz like the gaming mouse I use for fps helps

Response by CPT Jack Durish made Jan 15 at 2017 1:39 PM

CPT Jack Durish — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 13:39:48 -0500

Restraint. Yes, you can do some amazing things with Photoshop, but the basic rules of light, color, point of view, and composition will always apply. Mind bending images may get noticed but the eye quickly tires of them if they are not artistic. My friend who created my website/weblog image is a true artist with Photoshop. He composed this image by piecing together disparate images and then giving it a patina that looks more like a painting than a photo. Other professionals have been begging him for a description of how he accomplished it.

Response by SPC Johnney Abbott made Jan 15 at 2017 3:28 PM

SPC Johnney Abbott — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 15:28:14 -0500

Proper blending. I'm part of a couple groups and I see blending as an issue. Like halos around the subjects.

Response by PFC Private RallyPoint Member made Jan 15 at 2017 11:00 PM

PFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 15 Jan 2017 23:00:57 -0500

I'm a graphic designer, what I mostly think is that if you know right tools to use in any software , you can make creative output

Response by MSgt Mark Bucher made Jan 21 at 2017 5:43 PM

MSgt Mark Bucher — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 17:43:46 -0500

A strong image to start with. Old saying goes, garbage in, garbage out

Response by MSgt Mark Bucher made Jan 28 at 2017 1:13 PM

MSgt Mark Bucher — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 13:13:07 -0500

Learning the software, what you can and can't do with it. It all starts with a quality image, if you don't have a good image to start with, nothing you do will fix it. Used to have to drill that into my new troops, it all starts when you hit the shutter release.

Response by Fisher Nichols made Sep 12 at 2023 6:38 AM

Fisher Nichols — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 06:38:04 -0400

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