Some of you guys asked me questions about using Photoshop and how to achieve result that you wanted (step by step basis), and what makes a picture to worth more impacts!?
From my experiences, Photoshop skills for photography do not come in one night, rather its practices and understanding of tools technique in Photoshop, and what/how to make pictures that are more impacted! There are so many techniques out there which is impossible to make a number, but it is important that you to at least understand the basic of Photoshop, which is the programme alone.
Argh! I am too bored to learn this programme like any other textbooks that guide you like your Calculus. I know many of us really want to see at least some results that would make your photographs become more outstanding! Me myself, do not have any background of photography/design and I started learning them step by step using the old textbook's format three years ago. Of cause there are many tutorials out there in the web which may at least help you to improve your photographs, not only that, you are also learning the techniques! By the time you already know many of the techniques, you may intrigued them and by selection and combination, you may produce your own editing style/personal taste to enhance your photographs further!
No matter your taking professional photographs, enthusiast photographs, and/or for home uses, I think Photoshop is important and it will really bring out the essence of the beauty and mood to any pictures.
Well, to at least get you started, here is a lot sum of tutorials from
dphotojounal.com.
To me, every pictures that I snapped, I want it to be a piece of art.