Photoshop for Beginners The easy way to get started with Adobe Photoshop Learn the interface @ Master the tools @ Transform your photosWelcome... veryone knows something about Photoshop. For some it will be little more than the name, Others will understand that it’s used in the production of pretty much every professionally-produced newspaper and magazines around the world, somewhere along the line. Others will have experienced first hand the power of its advanced tools, and understand the radical difference it can make to anything from a mundane holiday snap to a campaign- winning political poster. We live ina visual world, and we're bombarded from all sides by pictures designed to sell us something — either a physical product or an ideology. Without Photoshop, the job of those salespeople would be far harder. It’s not an exaggeration to say, therefore, that Photoshop may be the most influential application ever in the history of modern computing, In this guide we'll look at how you can join them, and use the power of | SS Photoshop to improve your own pictures. We'll walk you through the most compelling, features and show you how you can pick the right tool for any job, tweak the way it works, and put it to use in your day-to-day image editing, ‘We've approached the subject from the point of view of an absolute beginner, $0 we don’t expect you to have any previous experience of using the software. We have also written it with both Windows and Mac users in mind, so whichever platform Photoshop for Beginners Ss ~ you're using you'll find all the information you need to get started right away. Learning to use a new application can feel like a daunting prospect, but approach Photoshop with an ‘open mind and you'll find that it’s actually a lot of fun. You'll be learning by playing with your photos, and rather than ending up with a dry spreadsheet oa letter to your bank, you'll be knocking your pictures into shape. By the end, ‘you may just want to find some space for them on your walls..