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How would one prove that they are knowledgable in photoshop? Are there certificates issued from Adobe or are there other routes to proving that you have the skills in photoshop?

Unfortunately in this day and age, people want certificates for everything, Experience doesnt matter....

There are courses that will get you a certificate using photoshop like graphic design and some photography courses from what ive read.. but if your lucky you might be able to get a someone to test you for your skills and then assess you for a certificate...

Tim

I've found that people who have degrees in Fine Arts or Graphic Arts automatically think they're pros at Photoshop.

Whether they are or not remains to be seen, but that's one way of doing it.

Perhaps try looking at some TAFE courses in your area ? They may have some short courses available that will result in a certificate at the end.

Quite some years ago, I did a short course for MS Word & Excel (just to get a certificate) and it was laughable. I actually ended up teaching the teacher a few things about Word (& PC's). Of course I was a nobody before I started the class....even though I could have sat the test (without attending any classes) and passed with flying colours....but with that certificate, employers could see that I had PC skills

Suffice to say, that was the last time I did that. Almost everything I've learnt was self-taught. Maybe I can make my own certificates...now that I can use Photoshop fairly well....

If there's just for hobby then looking to learn from friends or colleagues.
For jobs opportunities then heading to TAFE, as Aussie Dave mentioned:
There are lot of fun by teaching back to the teacher or help him/ her to run the course

If you are good at Photoshop you should be able to fake up a certificate for yourself

What Glen said.

More to the point, if you know and understand photoshop, you should be able to talk about it and discuss processes and techniques with confidence and fluidity, and answer technical questions relatng to how processes and how certain effects are able to be achieved within it.

Or produce a portfolio of images that have been processed in PhotoShop. Use them to illustrate your skills.

Or produce a portfolio of images that have been processed in PhotoShop. Use them to illustrate your skills.

I agree with Matt. If it is worth saying, it's worth saying twice.

Or go on Einstein Factor with Photoshop as your special subject.
But out of interest, why would you want to
Cheers
John

There are a few with certificates that are naturally brilliant. The majority of first class Photoshop users have a little thing called hands-on-experience and no certificate.

Create a folio and photoshop your own certificate as already mentioned These days society bases everything too much on paper (ie. money, certificates, tax returns, etc)

The problem with Photoshop is that it is huge ..... there is a lot to learn and chances are if you are going to prove yourself to someone you first need to know what it is that they want you to be good at. Does this person (or organisation) require that you are good at colour management or image manipulation and compositing? Then the question is are you a slow worker or a fast worker; some people will achieve in two minutes what someone else might take half an hour to do.

My advice is to contact whoever it is you are trying to prove a point to, go along and discuss what it is that needs doing and, given the chance, prove to them you have the skills.

Photoshop is a lot like photography in general ... the world's best sports photographer is not neccesarily going to be the world's best wildlife photographer ... one field, so many disciplines.

Antsl wrote:Photoshop is a lot like photography in general ... the world's best sports photographer is not neccesarily going to be the world's best wildlife photographer ... one field, so many disciplines.

And a good photographer's photoshop skills may be non-existant.

Glen wrote:If you are good at Photoshop you should be able to fake up a certificate for yourself

so so true. that'd be easy

I bail out the pictorial editors at work when they dont know how to do stuff in photoshop. We have a "photoshop expert" on staff in the art department and he's paid a stupid amount per year despite the fact that another two of us know the program far better than he does. But, he has done the "cough splutter" ten hour course.

This subject kinda peeves me.

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You are right! You are right!

 LOL, very nice Matt!

Maybe we need a photoshop thread

Thanks guys for the ideas, I like the faking method, I need to be more cunning at times...

I don't really want to prove anything, YET, because I know there will be an occasion that arises and they'd ask about photoshop skills for photography work...

Glen wrote:If you are good at Photoshop you should be able to fake up a certificate for yourself

Should I generate a fake Bachelor of Fine Arts?

Nnnnsic wrote:

Glen wrote:If you are good at Photoshop you should be able to fake up a certificate for yourself

Should I generate a fake Bachelor of Fine Arts?

Of course, Leigh, you may never meet another person in your lifetime who understand what the term "fine art" means. If they do they certainly wont put their faith in a certificate.

Nnnnsic wrote:

Glen wrote:If you are good at Photoshop you should be able to fake up a certificate for yourself

Should I generate a fake Bachelor of Fine Arts?

Leigh,
You couldn't sleep after dinner?