Adobe Photoshop is a program I’m trying to learn
From time to time I get asked why I like photography, social media, blogging, podcasting and YouTubing. My usual response is because I get a kick out of learning new things, learning how to use bits of hardware, learning new software and basically converting electrons into stuff.
Today I combined a little photography and something I learned in Adobe Photoshop. I knew you could do short video editing in Photoshop but making a video for Instagram has helped me understand better how to use Photoshop.
An embedded Instagram video from my main account.
Obviously, this isn’t something I can do on my iPhone, I need a desktop or laptop running the full version of Photoshop.
I’m continuously amazed at just how much can be done on a smartphone. If you noticed in the epic post I wrote about my recent holiday I took in Cairns, many of the photographs I posted were edited in Snapseed including the addition of some text.
The same video embedded in this blog post
You basically create a new document making sure you use a square template 1080 × 1080. Add a new layer and move in a photograph. In a new layer add a solid colour, e.g., black and reduce the opacity to between 20 and 30 per cent. In a new layer add some text and depending on how many text elements you want, add more text layers. In the Windows menu select timeline which brings up a timeline with all the layers separated. From there you can edit each layer and review with the scrubber. Then you export to video. Save as a mp4 file and Bob’s your uncle.
What I did today
I ate of course
Breakfast
Butter with some Raisin toast from Everbean Espresso Bar. I do like butter, perhaps a little too much. I also enjoy the coffee from Everbean Espresso Bar.
Lunch
Jalapeño Spam and streaky bacon salad. I cut up a slice of Spam and cut it into cubes. I cooked the Spam with some streaky bacon in the oven and then put a salad together.
Tea
Naked beef burger with grilled pineapple. The beef mince pattie had a small amount of smoked cheddar cheese in the middle which melted as it cooked.
I walked around Lake Ginninderra
A little photography incorporating some bracketed shots which were merged in Adobe Lightroom.
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Bob IS my uncle, how did you know this? 🙃
The images are beautiful. I don’t have the patience to learn software and I NEVER read owner’s manuals, preferring the element of surprise when I discover something new on software or gadgets.
You eat so well…..nom, nom, nom, nom.
Likewise dear JM. I hardly ever read an instruction manual (for home anyway), I much prefer to learn by seeing and then doing. There’s an axiom in medicine which applies to most things in life, see one, do one and teach one. It’s how I handle most things I need to learn 😃
Smoked cheese core. Mmmmmm. I made scrambled eggs today and tossed in some smoked cheese. Recently discovered this kind of cheese and I like the smoky kick it gives 😀 Sounds like you’re getting to know Photoshop more and more. I’ve been meaning to learn more of it over the last two years – just haven’t gotten going 😀
I love that YouTube videos can teach you just about anything.
I’ve had a long and abiding love of smoked cheese.