I have always loved pictures. Who doesn't? I mostly love pictures of nature especially the seashore. It always have some kind of relaxing effect on me.
So it is not surprising that I would take the next step, to create pictures of my own. Given my proximity to the world of technology, it is no surprise that I am no stranger to photo editing tools. But although I have always seen them in action, I have always been mystified on how to use them. Perhaps because of the narrow view that programmers could not be artists and vice versa that have deterred me from using them. Or because when I do try to use them, I am discombobulated by their complexity ( all those shortcuts and terms scare me ) and end up with a less than satisfactory experience in photo editing.
But life can be strange sometimes. Now I am thrust to a position in which at least a minimal knowledge of photo editing is required. Finally I have an excuse to dive in the photo editing world. I have been exploring a bit and there are two tools that I finally decided to learn. One is Photoshop, an extremely popular proprietary photo editing package and Inkscape, an open source vector graphics editor. Photoshop needs no explanation why it should be learned. It is the industry standard after all. I like Inkscape because it is flexible due to it vector orientation and it has a great user interface in my opinion.
As usual, starting to learn something outside my normal scope of skills is daunting. But I bet this endeavor would be worth it.
So it is not surprising that I would take the next step, to create pictures of my own. Given my proximity to the world of technology, it is no surprise that I am no stranger to photo editing tools. But although I have always seen them in action, I have always been mystified on how to use them. Perhaps because of the narrow view that programmers could not be artists and vice versa that have deterred me from using them. Or because when I do try to use them, I am discombobulated by their complexity ( all those shortcuts and terms scare me ) and end up with a less than satisfactory experience in photo editing.
But life can be strange sometimes. Now I am thrust to a position in which at least a minimal knowledge of photo editing is required. Finally I have an excuse to dive in the photo editing world. I have been exploring a bit and there are two tools that I finally decided to learn. One is Photoshop, an extremely popular proprietary photo editing package and Inkscape, an open source vector graphics editor. Photoshop needs no explanation why it should be learned. It is the industry standard after all. I like Inkscape because it is flexible due to it vector orientation and it has a great user interface in my opinion.
As usual, starting to learn something outside my normal scope of skills is daunting. But I bet this endeavor would be worth it.
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