Photoshop classes/resources

[GreyhoundsRUs]

Until there's a photography sub forum (hint, hint - I'll even mod)...

Anyone have any suggestions as to resources or online classes for Photoshop? I'd specifically be interested in portrait editing workflow. I have "CS5 for Photographers" and it's a great resource, but a behemoth of a book. I'd love to know how portrait photographers go from an image SOOC to their finished product.

[SoonerTexan]

I've heard Clickn Moms is good. I took classes at a local community college, taught by a friends dad, actually! It was a lot of fun but I've forgotten so much.

Have you checked out Lightroom? I find it more useful for many things than photoshop

[scrub-jay]

Once I finish up with the Masters' programs, I plan to spend a little time learning this. DH is a pro, but his teaching style is just not my learning style and it is not a fun activity to do together. Once I get a better baseline knowledge, he'll be a great resource for "hey - is there a way I can do this?" Ultimately, I want to make digital scrapbooks as my creative outlet. Creativity has been painfully missing from my life in the last few years.

[niener]

Until there's a photography sub forum (hint, hint - I'll even mod)...

LOL, this does come up every so often; I'd be glad to help mod too if you need backup

Like ST, I took a few classes at a local college (the adult learning, evening type classes that last 6 or 8 weeks) and still refer to those notes every now and then. I can't think of a good reference for start to finish workflow examples (step 1, 2, 3, etc), but you might be interested in this book http://www.amazon.com/Skin-Complete-...skin+photoshop . I have the first edition of that book and while it, at over 350 pages, is also rather beastly, it's organized well so I can usually quickly find the section I'm looking for when I'm in the middle of editing. It doesn't have much advice regarding a full workflow, but there are chapters on color management and calibration, getting accurate skin tones, retouching, preparing for print, etc, that might help with certain steps of your workflow.

[niener]

Oh also meant to say Lightroom and Aperture are awesome for speeding up your workflow. I use Aperture to cull through all my images, star my favorites, then adjust basics like exposure, fill, and hue/saturation. Then if they need some more attention they go into photoshop.