Being a Photoshop User
The advantage of being a member of NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals ) is their great web site, not to mention their monthly magazine. Most of all it’s the Photoshop User web site that has me hooked. There is a wide variety of tutorials, with video and instructional tutorials. There are always new tutorials to learn from, and they don’t miss a beat.
The best part is if you don’t understand something in the tutorials, there is always someone to ask.
Another feature is the H.E.L.P. Center, which you can only access if you join. Here you can use "keywords" to search for something specific. Let’s use the example "selection". If I enter the word "selection" into the search, it would come up with a menu of topics that has to do with the selection process. If I then pick "Filling a Layer or selection", a video tutorial opens up and answers my question.
The tutorials cover everything from simple cloning to all the newest and most popular subjects like HDR.
Not only is there a place to ask Photoshop questions, but you can also ask about Lightroom,camera gear and computers. Just click on the Contact Us link and ask your question.
There are a few ways you can ask a question. You can email them, call them or even write a snail mail. The Photoshop user web site also has a cool feature called Photoshop TV. This is where they have episodes on just about everything from tips and tricks in Photoshop to upcoming events and seminars.
I’ve gone to a few seminars in NYC at the Jacob Javits Center. I enjoyed them all. I know there is a lot of information on the Internet that you can get for free, but I like being a Photoshop member because the information is accurate and there are a lot of perks and discounts, and everything from A to Z is consolidated on this one site.
