LINKS:

• Class Page: stevegandy.com/techclasses
• The best help forum from Adobe Photoshop Ecosystem
• Overview Video from Adobe: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/how-to/photoshop-cc.html?set=photoshop--get-started--overview
• Key Concepts of Ps: http://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/key-concepts.html
• Help and Tutorials: https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop.html
• Adobe TV: tv.adobe.com/product/photoshop
• The Manual: helpx.adobe.com/pdf/photoshop_reference.pdf
• Boulder Digital Arts Photoshop offerings: boulderdigitalarts.com then Search “Photoshop”
• Keyboard Shortcuts: http://waldobronchart.github.io/ShortcutMapper/
• Adobe Lightroom Blog http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/
• Adobe Photoshop Blog http://blogs.adobe.com/photoshopdotcom/
• 8 bit vs 16 bit: http://www.photoshopessentials.com/essentials/16-bit/
  
• RAW vs. JPG: Luminous Landscape Article - DPS article
• Blend Modes Explained: http://photoblogstop.com/photoshop/photoshop-blend-modes-explained#BlendModeDescriptions
• Ps Cheat Sheet: http://www.cheetyr.com/photoshop
  

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GOTCHAS:

• The shear complexity!
• Watch out when using the text tool, you can easily slip into creating a new layer or moving the wrong one. It takes some experience to know what a “click” is going to do.
• Watch out for help videos that are from another version.
• Sometimes a command will just not work as it should. Again the complexity. Always be prepared to SQR, Save-Quit-Restart.
• When trying to draw, beware of the choice between shape – pixels – and paths. Know which one you want.
• Beware of file size. A layered photograph can easily reach 250MB and if you convert for
• “Smart Objects” it can double in size. How big is your drive?
• Know what is destructive and what isn’t.
• If something isn't working right, check the tool you have selected and its options. Then check which layer you have selected!
• Save often!