[Jewelry making - Article 00128] - Re: [Orchid] Photoshop for jewelers

[Dan Ballard]

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    For a couple years I have quietly began doing more pro photography.
    It started with PMWest catalogs and ads for AJM. I just got carried
    away. 

    For my retouching I depend on Photoshop CS2. The learning curve is
    steep, and the best way to learn how to use it well is just keep
    banging away. All the most capable software requires time. I tried
    Darkroom, I tried elements, I tried Corel photo, and others. I hated
    to spend that much money. I got help from professional photographers
    to learn the most common tricks like the layers and curves. Past
    that-Practice, practice. 

    The only way I know to make Photoshop less needed is to gear up the
    camera, lenses, strobes, lights etc, (lots of money & time there too)
    and take a perfect complete picture to begin with. That takes time,
    and clever bracketing. Then all you need is cropping or masking. 

    I am NOT a fan of making up backgrounds or composite layers of
    different elements like background. I prefer to create an attractive
    scene and shoot it. I do the rest when I have no choice to keep my
    clients happy. BTW, that is usually my boss at my day job at PMWest. 

Daniel Ballard
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