Online Photoshop Course

Can anyone make a recommendation?

[tolachi]

One of my coworkers is looking for an online photoshop course to take. To give you and idea of the focus, most of the work she will be doing is editing photographs of our products. However, she may expand beyond that as she gets better. Right now I don't think she is too advanced.

I was wondering if anyone here has encountered one that they would recommend. If you don't feel comfortable posting the url, please sticky me.

I understand that many of you probably learned on your own, but I think the direction and structure of a course would be really helpful.

Thanks.

[limbo]

This might be a good starting point - then she can choose what to view.

ht*p://dmoz.org/Computers/Software/Graphics/Image_Editing/Photoshop/

Ta

Limbo

[Shannon Moore]

Depending on where your friend lives, some Community Education Programs (offered by the public school districts in the USA) offer online courses, including things like ecommerce basics or specific software usage such as Microsoft Office suite or Adobe PhotoShop. Community Ed classes are usually very affordable and while quality varies it could be one useful avenue to explore.

[tolachi]

Thanks for the ideas. Our community college does offer courses, but they are a little limited in scope and not quite what she wants. It looks like there are not any stellar offerings out there. The dmoz directory may be the best bet.

[Shannon Moore]

Actually, the community education I was referring to is offered by the public school system -- primary and secondary schoool -- not the college system. For example, if a school district is "Southlake Independent School District" there is often a "Southlake Community Education" offering low cost classes on basic computer skills, foreign languages, various crafts, cooking, photography, you-name-it.

Course offerings can be limited, especially online-only, however (tight school district budgets, and all that).

[bill]

Haven't tried this, but HP has free online courses [hponlinecourses.com] offered about PhotoShop...

[scottiecla]

If it's possible to take a course in a classroom setting, I'd do it even if it's basic. Photoshop can be complicated and often the tutorials are hard to follow without watching someone actually doing the steps.

After a basic course, it's easier to read online tutorials for advanced techniques.

[utica]

lynda.com has good photoshop tutorials.