10 Things to Avoid

[Shadowman]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaSCVPp2AY8

But I like experimenting.

[Manfred M]

With the exception on his view on bevel & emboss (that's just his personal taste coming through) and the comments on the quality of code generated by Photoshop (something I know nothing about), I agree 100% on everything else he mentions and in fact this is the way I work.

There is nothing wrong with experimenting (its something I do all the time), the techniques he suggests make it easier to experiment.

Thanks for posting - this is definitely one of the best free videos I've seen.

[Dave Humphries]

Thanks for posting - this is definitely one of the best free videos I've seen.

Really?

I got bored before reaching the end of the first item (bevel and emboss) and gave up - is it worth a second look?

Perhaps I'll 'feed my face' and I'll have more endurance after a meal

[Manfred M]

The bevel and emboss part is terrible, but he spends a lot of time on "newbie" mistakes on doing things that are over the top. He demonstrates the basics of non-destructive work flow extremely effectively.

I'm only looking at the content - the presentation (starting with the over the top microphone stand) leave a lot to be desired.

[ccphoto]

It's really basic PS 101 but so much of what people use PS or even LR for is tricks and gimmicks. I bypassed all the BS, of which there was much, and looked strictly at the no-no's and it's Scott Kelby 101a...bleah!

[Shadowman]

What I found interesting is that he says don't do it and then shows you how to; badly.

[Manfred M]

What I found interesting is that he says don't do it and then shows you how to; badly.

In fact he goes over the top on the badly side. That being said, I recognize some of the mistakes I made when I started using Photoshop.

I see a lot of bad PP work and my rule of thumb is that you should not be able to see that the image has been editing. It's all about being subtle.