...Most probably the answer is no... Either because you don't know me by any other means than this blog... OR you do have the (ahem .... sometimes seemingly dubious) "privilege" of knowing me in the physical world... and...since I have been going to college courses to actually LEARN how to use Photoshop for a year or so... have already heard me wax lyrical on its greatness... (and sometimes rant about its less than great quirks too lol!)
However... there is an area where the interests of Digital Single Lense Reflex (DSLR) photography - yet another of my interests which yet again I go to college courses about... the same great tutor teaches BOTH subjects... so she's had a lot of exposure to my ahem "quirkiness" - bless her... she's not yet run screaming in the other direction when she's seen me.... But ahem I digress... There is an area where DSLR photography and Adobe Photoshop meet! It's in the capacity of a DSLR camera to take RAW file photos (which contain only the basic information about the image, and the situation it was taken in)... which Adobe Photoshop RAW Converter then allows one to edit to a far greater capacity than then software that cameras (at least the cameras in the price range of most people in ordinary humdrum life with not fantastic incomes) are capable of.
Cue really great photos with colour all balanced out and exposure sorted... (You DO have to make sure you have focused properly tho lol!) Or.... you can get creative and wacky and play around with the settings to really alter the colour of photos... And applying the same set of "instructions" to a group of photos is easy.... just make sure you've loaded them all into the converted via Bridge, and selected them all before working on the top one...
Now.... what... you may be wondering... does any of this have to do with card making? Well.... photos make great "toppers" and focal points on cards... And then... having made a really nice card it would be a shame to not have a photographic record of it... for sentimental memory's sake... (Hey... I had to immortalise a chocolate egg made up like a penguin before I ate it .... Because it just looked too cute.... ref: post titled "Ommmnommnooooo") So having a good basic knowledge of photography skills, and a good basic knowledge of digital manipulation software, is kind of essential... (Hey... even if you think you are paparazzi level in your camera skills...(And that is NOT me by the way...I thank the person who came up with the digital camera because I don't have to worry about messing up shots due to camera shake, or anything else my arms can feel like throwing into the mix lol...I can just press playback and press delete if needed... simples!)... there's always the odd one that needs a little retouch...)
So... in divinely ordered methodical ways, one hobby feeds another, and another... :D
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