i loaded PhotoShop 7 yesterday, now to figure it out. Paint Shop was stressing the memory in this computer, I will sure need to add more now. I am seeing that leaving Paint Shop installed will be handy, some functions seem simpler and faster, probably because I don't know what I am doing with PhotoShop. Paint shop is good software , and doesn't take up too much space. At least, I may begin to understand what everyone is talking about around here.

Congrats, you're sure to have fun as you play with PS7. Makes doing Cletus' weekly challenges a real learning experience, as well.

Hey tsiya. I highly recommend getting a PS book. It helped me tremendously. I have Photoshop 7 Artistry by Barry Haynes and The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby. Start with the Kelby one. It is definitely money well spent.

~Damon

p.s. Curves will change your life.

Originally Posted by damonff Hey tsiya. I highly recommend getting a PS book. It helped me tremendously. I have Photoshop 7 Artistry by Barry Haynes and The Photoshop Book for Digital Photographers by Scott Kelby. Start with the Kelby one. It is definitely money well spent. ~Damon p.s. Curves will change your life.

I agree with what Damon said. I'll also toss in a recomendation for The Photoshop 7 Wow Book.

Originally Posted by cletus I agree with what Damon said. I'll also toss in a recomendation for The Photoshop 7 Wow Book.

And, of course, everyone needs Professional Photoshop by Dan Margulis. You might not be able to absorb it all at once (or even in one year), but it's a unique combination of good and entertaining writing with theory and practice. Dan is the all time king of curves and accurate color reproduction.

Thanks for the recommendation Rutt. I need a new PS book. I'll get that one (when I get back to the States; it's nearly impossible to get decent computer books here).

Originally Posted by damonff Thanks for the recommendation Rutt. I need a new PS book. I'll get that one (when I get back to the States; it's nearly impossible to get decent computer books here).

No amazon/china? That's a surprise.

They'll ship here but customs is weird. I ordered a set of language cds that got caught up in customs for 2 weeks before I finally told them to just return them. The gov't wanted me to pay duty on them which I thought was the responsibility of Amazon...etc. It wasn't worth it.