create a plan to improve Adobe Photoshop skill

I use Adobe Photoshop to prep numerous Website screen shots. One method: click, hold and drag the rectangular marquee tool around the area to save; use image—> crop. Making one continuous, exact selection can be tedious.

I’ve always known that an irregular shaped selection will crop a rectangle that matching the greatest height and width. However, only recently did I realize that this same functionality would increase the speed of cropping my screen shots.

Now, I use the rectangular marquee to make a small pixel selection of the desired upper left corner, use the navigator to quickly slide the view to the lower right, use the add selection rectangular marquee to make a small pixel selection of the desired lower right corner, and then use image—> crop. Even though these are tiny selections at different areas of the image, the final crop is just the right size.

The software version focus was on Adobe Photoshop CS2. Since I’m still using version 7.0 on my NoteBook, much of the presented information did not meet my needs.

I did learn an appreciation for layer masks for separating image sections for one another.

My place of employment paid my registration fee.

The Madison Conference for Adobe Photoshop Users is scheduled for December 13, 2005. I drive passed the Sheraton Madison Hotel on my way to work… pretty much a perfect location. I’m going to sign up for Track Two: Secrets, Techniques and Methods for Photoshop Pros.

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well, i have it on my computer. it’s a start.

I need a plan, other than self-study, to improve my Adobe Photoshop skills. I would like to develop better artistry in photo restoration, original digital imaging, and optimization.