Learn Photoshop Elements

“Learn Elements Now” Video Course Review Summary:

“Learn Elements Now” is a set of 30 tutorial videos on how to use Photoshop Elements. It covers the most basic tasks in Photoshop Elements to the more advanced. Here is a sample Video for your viewing pleasure.

Product Details:

The product consists of these 30 tutorials:

- Interface

- Opening an Image

- Guided Edit

- Quick Edit

- Full Edit

- Create Overview

- Share Overview

- Zoom and Pan

- Layers

- Blend Modes

- Undo History

- Brush Tool

- Selecting Colors

- Gradient Tool

- Creating Text

- Selection Tools

- Quick Selection Tools

- Refine Edges

- Effects

- Adjustment Layers

- Resizing Images

- Aligning Images

- Saving Your Photo

- Saving for the Web

- Remove Red Eye

- Remove Blemishes

- Remove Objects

- Convert to Black & White

- Color Curves

- Create a Panorama

The course also includes the following bonuses:

- Video tutorial images: All the images used in the video tutorials are provided in JPG format so the user can follow along with the very same images.

- “Absolute Beginners Guide to Photoshop Elements”: a 65-page easy-to-use guide to Photoshop Elements

- 30-day free trial of the latest version of Adobe Elements

Format:

The video tutorials are in Flash and Shockwave format, which can be either viewed online or downloaded into the user’s hard drive for local viewing. Downloading is not necessary, as the videos will always be available to those who purchase the course.

The tutorial images are in digital graphic JPG format.

The bonus, ?Absolute Beginners Guide to Photoshop Elements? is in PDF format.

 Thoughts on the Product:

“Learn Elements Now” is a good example of how to use video to teach skills. In this case, the video tutorials give step-by-step demonstrations of how to use Adobe Photoshop Elements. The instructions are clear and are easy to understand through both the voice-over and onscreen demos. The videos progress logically from the most basic to the more advanced operations that can be done in Elements.

Each video is only a few minutes long and clearly labeled, so the users can easily and quickly choose the video they need. I’m not sure the user will learn Photoshop Elements in 2 hours, as David Peters promises – especially if one follows along each step using the images provided – which is the best way to internalize the lessons in the videos. But it definitely will not take more than 2 hours to view all the tutorials.

With “Learn Elements Now,” even complete newbies to image editing will soon be able to create impressive digital photos using Photoshop Elements.

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Seller: Dan Feildman

Summary:

“Turn Your Photos Into Cash” is a home study course about making money online through digital photography. Written for anyone who can use a digital camera, the course focuses on selling digital photography through stock photo sites on the Internet. The text and video formats allow different types of learners to make the most of the course.

Product Details:

“Turn Your Photos Into Cash” – The main course is a 129-page Ebook with the following chapters:

- Introduction
- Jumpstart Your Career
- Before You Begin
- Four Ways to Make Money with Your Digital Photos
- Five Secrets to Making More Money with Your Stock Photos
- Tips and Tricks for Taking Better Photos
- Tips and Tricks for Enhancing Your Photos

The product also comes with the following bonuses:

1. “Offline Opportunities Report” – A 34-page special report about offline ways to make money with digital photography

2. “Slash Your Learning Curve Using These Five Checklists” – Detailed checklists or cheat sheets guide the user through the essential points of the course. The checklists are:

- What You Need to Make Money Online with Your Digital Photos
- The Legalities of Digital Photography
- How to Protect Your Photography
- How to Take Better Photos
- How to Improve Your Image Editing

3. “Five Action Steps Guides” – Step-by-step guide to make money through specific websites. The guides are:
- How to Make Money with iStockphoto
- How to Make Money with Stockxpert
- How to Make Money with CafePress
- How to Find Freelance Projects with Elance
- How to Make Money with Break.com

4. “Turn Your Photos Into Cash Mind Maps” – Excellent for visual learners, the mind maps allow the user to grasp the strategies at a glance. The mind maps offer an excellent overview of the course, and can be used to refresh the lessons in the user’s mind. The 8 mind maps are:

- Complete Mind Map
- Introduction
- Jump Start Your Career
- Before You Begin
- Four Ways to Make Money
- Five Secrets to Making More Money
- Tips for Enhancing Photos
- Tips for Taking Better Photos

5. “Turn Your Photos Into Cash” Video – This is the complete home study course in either video or audio-only formats.

Format:

The main course and first four bonuses are digital text files in the form of PDF. The videos are in digital Flash format. These can be either viewed online or downloaded into the user’s hard drive. The audio version of the course is in mp3 format, which can be loaded into any mp3 player.

Thoughts on the Product:

“Turn Your Photos Into Cash” was created for anybody who knows how to use a digital camera and has access to a computer with Internet connection. One does not have to be a professional photographer to understand and benefit from the course. While it briefly discusses the technical issues of digital photography, the course really isn’t about how to take digital photographs. It is about how to sell your photographs online and make moneyselling your photographs.

The course presents these marketing strategies in easy to understand language. Even complete newbies or amateur digital photographers will not be overwhelmed or intimidated. The strategies don’t take a lot of time or energy to implement. The bonus cheat sheets, step-by-step guides and mindmaps make it even easier to actually take action and simply jump into making money with digital photography.

The video and audio formats will appeal to visual and auditory learners. That you can load the lessons into your mp3 player and listen to them on the go is a definite plus.

Digital photography is a little-known work at home business model, particularly among those who are not professional photographers. With “Turn Your Photos Into Cash,” however, even amateur photographers with a little time and motivation can soon be making money with their photographs.

Where to Learn More:   Your Photos Into Cash

If you’re new to Photoshop and looking for the easiest way to really get to grips with this exciting software (which can often be very frustrating and overwhelming for newbies)… then I strongly recommend you take a look at Photoshop expert David Peter’s fantastic video tutorials.

There’s just 2 hours worth of instantly accessible online video tutorials, which are designed to get the newbie user as competent as possible as fast as possible.

David claims anyone can master the basics of Adobe Photoshop in just a couple of hours if they follow his video tutorials. And I agree (and when you check out the website you’ll see feedback from a LOT of people who have tried them are are delighted with the results).

What I like most about his video learning system is the fact that you never need to look at a boring manual again. It’s the next best thing to having a personal coach!

If you want all the lowdown on David’s Video tutorials just go to Learn Photoshop Here.

I’ve been a full time Professional Photographer for over 30 years. In the last several years I decided to start selling my photos online a full-time job after realizing how much income potential there is in this market. You don’t need expensive equipment or a great deal of knowledge about photography to get started. The digital age has made all of this much easier than it used to be. Even inexpensive cameras can produce saleable images.

I am not saying everyone should try to make a full living selling pictures online, but it certainly will not hurt you if you decided to spend an hour or two a week, doing something you enjoy, taking photos.

How many pictures do you think you can take a week? Even if you only take a few each week, this can ad up to a lot of potential sales in a years time. Now here is the good part. After you submit your photos to the internet they stay there, if they don’t sell immediately it is not that big a deal. They don’t vanish, in fact I have photo’s that are several years old that are still bringing in a steady income. Not bad for a few minutes work. Now I have a residual income from something that started out as a hobby.

I’m sure you are asking, would buy your pictures? Well, believe it or not, lots of people. Realtors, website owners, magazines or regular people, they would all prefer to pay a few dollars to you than a few hundred dollars to a professional photographer. The buyer sees the work before he buys it. When a professional photographer is commissioned to do the work, the buyer is at the mercy of the photographer to read his mind. Assuming the buyer can find a photo that has already been taken he is saving a lot of time and money.

You can relax and enjoy your job. You won’t have to talk to a lot of people. Your photos will do the talking. You just need to know how to get started. In order to get your pictures sold , you will submit your photos to specialized websites, they facilitate the transactions between you and your buyers. If you have a digital camera and a little imagination, you could easily turn this into a profitable part-time job, and possibly a full time profession. If you are excited about photography, why not get paid to sell your digital photos online?

Till next time…All the best, Terry

 The “Your Guide to Digital Photography” by Dan Feildman is a downloadable guide for digital photography beginners and those looking for better results from their digital photography.  http://www.photographylessoncenter.comThere are a number of components to this learning product including 
“Your Guide to Digital Photography” – a 75-page guide that includes a variety of tips and advice for the beginner to advanced photographer. Some of the topics are:

- Taking your first pictures
- Different kinds of digital cameras
- Professional technology at affordable prices
- Finding the right low end digital camera for those on a budget
- Exposing digital photography myths.
- Understanding the features of your digital camera
- Tips for taking better digital pictures
- Pet photo tips
- Night photo tips
- Horizons and sunglasses
- How to share your digital pictures
- Printing your pictures
- Choosing a printer for you digital images
- Editing your photos.
- Understanding white balance so your photos look good in all lighting.
- Interpolation and digital zoom to improve detailing in pictures
- Finding free photo editors for your Windows computer
- Using your flash effectively
- Understanding and making the most of your memory cards
- Important equipment to take when traveling.
- Battery options and your best bets.
- Making money from your digital photography hobby.

- “Photography Quick Tips” – 37 pages showing you how to make the most of your pictures. It includes practical tips for:

- Night photography
- Action photography
- Landscapes
- Sunsets and sunrises
- Beach photography
- Desert photography
- Sports photography
- People and pets
- Street photography
- Fog & Mist
- Waterfalls & Running Water
- Rain & Snow
- Fireworks

- Picasa Tutorials – There are 8 video tutorials (you can view them online or download them to your computer) to show you how to use the free Picasa software to organize, edit, create and share your photos. The videos include:

- Downloading and installing the program
- Editing photos with Picasa
- Creating collages
- Blogging with Picasa
- Backing up your photos
- Printing your photos
- Posting pictures to your web album

- “Your Top Digital Photography Questions Answered” – This 26 page guide answers 20 common questions about digital photography including:

- What is the biggest mistake made by beginning digital photographers?
- How to decide on the right digital camera.
- How to decide is a picture is worth taking.
- How to get the white balance right.
- How to take clear shots for indoor sports.
- Advantages/disadvantages of raw vs. Jpeg format photographs.
- What are the best settings for low light/nighttime conditions?
- What is hyperfocal distance?
- How to take a photo of a glass sign or a framed picture in glass
- How to get high contrast natural light black and white pictures.
- Time lag from the time you take a picture until it is on the memory card.
- How to avoid redeye in dim light.
- Small object close up pictures.
- How to photograph gemstones and jewelry.
- How to take a picture with both strong sun and shade.
- Capturing personality in photos of people.
- How can I understand depth of field?
- Settings and techniques for photographing birds and wildlife.
- How to take pictures into the sun and avoid lens flare.
- How to take good pictures in the snow or on the beach.

- “Buying a Digital Camera” Video – This video shows you how to use the Internet to conduct research from unbiased sources.

- “An Experiment in Photography. What Exactly Happens When You Change the Settings on Your Digital Camera?” – This 12 page guide shows photos of the same object (a house, in this case) with different camera settings resulting in very different photos.

- “Secrets of Night Photography” – A quick 6-page guide with concise advice about nighttime photography. It includes information on:

- Trails of Light (Cars)
- Trails of Light (Stars)
- Weather and Exposure
- Horizons and Sunglasses
- Tripods
- Low Cost Filtering

Format:

The main guide is a PDF ebook. There are extra guides (PDF) and videos (free Flash & Shockwave required). If you’re not sure how to use these files, don’t worry, all the download information is carefully explained and any software you may need is free and safe to download.

Thoughts on the Product:

This package covers a lot of ground on the topic of digital photography. All of the advice is very step-by-step and detailed, but doesn’t include unnecessary filler. Even for someone who has never used a digital camera before, the information is clear and concise enough to take that person from buying a camera to taking their first shots and being proud of their work.

The product can be downloaded instantly upon purchase, so you don’t have to wait for a bunch of books and videos to come in the mail. For those who are new to online downloads, full instructions are included.
Where to Learn More: http://www.photographylessoncenter.com

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I hope this review is helpful, til next time..Terry