There has never been a better time to sign up for an online Photoshop training course. If you haven't already heard, there's exciting news from Adobe for Photoshop novices around the world-CEO Bruce Chizen has announced that Adobe is planning to put a free version of Photoshop on the Internet before the end of 2007.

If you want to see how Photoshop training makes dreams come true, check out what film studios are doing with Adobe Photoshop software. Do an Internet search for "Photoshop" + film industry. I got almost three million hits for my Yahoo search. I clicked on the No. 1 entry. It was a current Craigslist ad posted by a Hollywood studio for a Photographer's Assistant / Photoshop assistant.

The studio needs an individual to photograph "tens of thousands" of movie props and prepare photos for the studio's web site. Skills and requirements: "must have" knowledge of digital equipment and experience preparing images for the Internet with Photoshop. The studio is looking for a self-starter, a good team player who knows how to follow directions. The candidate must be able to follow through on a long-term project without supervision when the chief photographer is absent. Full-time job with excellent pay and benefits.

One of the things I like most about Photoshop training is the way it triggers my creativity. When I learn new ways to do things with Photoshop, I start making new connections and discoveries in every area of my life.

Adobe's business model for the new hosted version of Photoshop envisions revenue from Internet advertising. Industry analysts see this as a strategy to head off competition from Google. "It's something we are sensitive to because we are watching folks like Google do it in different categories," Chizen said, "and we want to make sure that we are there before they are."

If you're a beginner signing up for your first Photoshop training course, make sure your system meets the requirements for Photoshop installation. If you've been working with an earlier version of Photoshop, there are lots of reasons to upgrade and sign up for advanced Photoshop training: Learn how the new Photoshop CS3 interface can increase your productivity, Learn how to improve your ability to process raw images, Learn advanced compositing skills, Develop a mastery of Smart Filters and Quick Selection tools, Learn how to get the most out of the enhanced Adobe Bridge, Find out how Vanishing Point has been improved,Become an expert in black-and-white conversion techniques.

Photoshop is the world's No. 1 software for digital editing and compositing. Adobe Photoshop CS3 promises important productivity features to improve workflow, along with more powerful editing tools and enhanced compositing features. Photoshop left the competition behind a long time ago, and there is no sign that anyone is going to catch Adobe in the near future. Not with Photoshop CS3 and Photoshop CS3 Extended.

If you're already using Photoshop, find out how advanced training can teach you the skills and tricks that professionals use to create stunning images and visual effects. Photoshop training is one of the best investments you'll ever make in your career. It can even help you get your first job with a Hollywood studio.

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