Very early in my photo-taking, I discovered that things that came straight out of the camera didn't look like what I saw just before I put the camera up to my face. The difference disappointed me and inspired me to figure out how to post-process images to get them to match as closely as possible to what I saw. And I've always been a sort of do-it-yourself person.
When I'm met with a technical challenge, I usually think to myself, "I can do that. I can figure it out." And I just start. I think my schooling had a lot to do with this mentality. I was often presented with projects like "make a web page" when I had no prior knowledge of html coding, or "install computer hardware" when I had never cracked open a machine, or "craft a model out of scrap aluminum" without any prior experience with the tools. I learned everything by just jumping in, and since this technique produced more successes than failures, I wasn't discouraged from continuing, even if it was something technical or esoteric.
Of course, you have to want to do it, and maybe you're just not interested--which is perfectly fine. I definitely think you're smart enough to pick it up if you wanted to, and there are a lot of websites out there that take the complicated photography terminology and stuff and boil it down so that everyday people can understand. And again, there's always the learning by doing. I figured out a lot about Photoshop and other image editing programs just by goofing off with them and seeing what results I got.
you are right, there has to be motivation. i have certainly known things in the past about photoshop - i even taught it. but i forgot a lot while i was ill and not doing any pictures, and now i have gimp, and do very little with pictures, having to work out how to do in gimp what i forgot or never knew in photoshop... but with some energy and will i can still do a bit, but am aware of my shortcomings.
When I'm met with a technical challenge, I usually think to myself, "I can do that. I can figure it out." And I just start. I think my schooling had a lot to do with this mentality. I was often presented with projects like "make a web page" when I had no prior knowledge of html coding, or "install computer hardware" when I had never cracked open a machine, or "craft a model out of scrap aluminum" without any prior experience with the tools. I learned everything by just jumping in, and since this technique produced more successes than failures, I wasn't discouraged from continuing, even if it was something technical or esoteric.
Of course, you have to want to do it, and maybe you're just not interested--which is perfectly fine. I definitely think you're smart enough to pick it up if you wanted to, and there are a lot of websites out there that take the complicated photography terminology and stuff and boil it down so that everyday people can understand. And again, there's always the learning by doing. I figured out a lot about Photoshop and other image editing programs just by goofing off with them and seeing what results I got.
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she is a hoot. and gives as much as she takes.
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that's good to hear!
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