Newbie Question Regarding Colors

[Jake]

Hello,

I've had a digital camera for 3 years now, it's the HP C30, nothing like the
new ones out now, but it does the trick for me. I've got lots of pictures,
and I'm really quite happy.

That being said, I have access to Adobe Photoshop through my work, and I
really am interested in dabbling in adjusting color balance and applying
filters and the like (I am quite ignorant regarding this, so please excuse
me) to my pictures to make them appear better. I often see people talking
about applying filters and adjusting color levels to improve their pictures.

If anyone is aware of a tutorial or book that would help me out here, I
would really appreciate it. Even small tidbits of avice would be great. I
realize that I am asking something here that is simply not approachable by
reading a few tutorials, however I would appreciate a good start.

Thanks again,

Jake
c8...@unb.ca

[Robert E. Williams]

I think that the best way to learn Photoshop is to use Adobe's Book:
PhotoShop (X) "Classroom in a Book".
These are available for all versions of PS, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5 and 6.0 Each
book has an included CD-ROM to walk you through the book's examples.
Veerry helpful!

For your immediate use of Color Balance and Filters, here's a quickie
tute.
After opening the image in PS, Click on IMAGE > ADJUST > COLOR BALANCE
and play with the sliders until the image looks the way you want it to
be. Then click OK.

To use Filters, Click on FILTER. Several options from ARTISTIC to VIDEO
appear. Try one out by clicking it.
Whichever one you choose, a subset of options will appear. Play with a
few of them. Make sure that a little box called PREVIEW is checked. You
can watch what happens as you change the available parameters.
Have Fun and dont be afraid to experiment. You can't break anything.
....Bob Williams

[Ellen Geertsema]

On 23 Jul 2001 15:53:11 -0500, Jake <c8...@unb.ca> wrote:

>That being said, I have access to Adobe Photoshop through my work, and I
>really am interested in dabbling in adjusting color balance and applying
>filters and the like (I am quite ignorant regarding this, so please excuse
>me) to my pictures to make them appear better. I often see people talking
>about applying filters and adjusting color levels to improve their pictures.
>
>If anyone is aware of a tutorial or book that would help me out here, I
>would really appreciate it. Even small tidbits of avice would be great. I
>realize that I am asking something here that is simply not approachable by
>reading a few tutorials, however I would appreciate a good start.

Check out http://www.scantips.com
Though mainly aimed at scanning, a lot of info is usable for
post-processing other digital images, too. One of the programs used
is Photoshop.

Hope this helps,

Ellen
--

Ellen Geertsema "All my life I wanted to be someone;
el...@euronet.nl I guess I should have been more specific."
-- Jane Wagner

[Don Stauffer]

I would suggest going to the library and picking up a book on
oil/acrylic painting. Most good painting books cover color theory. It
is a good idea before playing with colors on digital images to be
familiar with the meaning of terms like hue and saturation. Also,
having a color wheel is a good idea. Visit an arts and crafts store and
see if they have a reasonably priced color wheel chart.

--
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
stau...@usfamily.net
webpage- http://www.usfamily.net/web/stauffer