Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

I recently upgraded to CS2.
I have the option of getting 2 free magazines - either Photoshop User
or Layers.
The website really doesn't say what the difference is or what audience
they are aimed at. I am a photographer, mostly digital. Iuse photoshop
to process my photos. I am also scanning and fixing old family photos.
Has anybody here gotten both magazines? Which did you find the most
helpful? Are they both the same basic skill level with different types
of workload? Or different skill levels (general vs more complicated
tasks).
Any recommendations?

Friesian@zoocrewphoto.com

Re: Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

friesian@zoocrewphoto.com schreef:
And yes, I agree with all the others, it really is worthwhile, even to
have a NAPP membership
Carlo


Quintsys

Re: Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

read
fairly
that are
they sell
money with
has been
they don't.
In fact, in the last issue of ShutterBug, they did an article about some
small company out in Salt Lake City that got started by building
Olympics propaganda for Olympic sponsors when the games came to Salt
Lake City. The example image they had was an ad for Delta, which
consisted of some sunset photo of a Delta plane in the background with
the Olympics rings emblazoned across the tail. In the foreground was a
smiling guy in a suit looking very corny with a LENS FLARE shooting
across.
Setting aside how terrible the ad was on its own, I followed the jump at
the end of that page to the remainder of the article in the back of the
magazine and there was another ad for something else with the SAME
STUPID GUY in it. Now, unless you take a stock photo and say "This dude
is going to be our mascot," you probably shouldn't re-use stock photos
in different ads. That's just cheap.
So yeah, Shutterbug is not without its completely tasteless content,
either. I guess it's a matter of opinion, though; a lot of people make a
lot of money demonstrating poor taste :)
--
Aaron
"Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems
good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the
rest." -- John Stuart Mill


Aaron

Re: Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

In article <nOidnZxjWr1r_GXZnZ2dnUVZ_oSdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
aaron@thebailiwick.com says...
And PUM is not free of ads either, though far fewer. However, one big
complaint that I have is with the ads, usually for printing supplers, that are
just plain bad - garish colors, poor choice of type, and if they have
photographs, they are usually very bad ones. I cannot imagine how they sell
anything to Photoshop users, especially the ones who actually make money with
their work. That said, some of the worst photography that I have seen has been
in photography magazines. Oh well, either I do not understand, or they don't.
I'll have to pick up a recent copy of Shutterbug and have a read.
Hunt


Noone@hunt.com (Hunt)

Re: Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

Thanks! That is exactly what I needed to know. I was thinking it was
more in-depth techniques of using layers, and was leaning toward that
one. But I don't use any of the other programs, so it probably wouldn't
be very useful to me.


Friesian@zoocrewphoto.com

Re: Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

Professionals) and
one that I
It's got a
tips and
all of my
(digital
Well, if you can overlook the fact that B&H buys about 14 consecutive
pages and that Adorama buys about 8 consecutive pages in each issue, and
the entire back section is full of full-page ads for other shops... Then
I guess it isn't a classified tabloid...
Seriously, though, the articles are good, you just have to wade through
a bunch of related ads to find them. It's actually sometimes very
interesting to compare prices among the ads in ShutterBug alone, and I
have discovered new products in those ads that I might not have
otherwise. At least they're ads for things that (presumably) interest
you.
It's only a bit worse than Wired in that way.
--
Aaron
"Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems
good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the
rest." -- John Stuart Mill


Aaron

Re: Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

Photoshop user is far more useful.
In fact it is well worth joining the NAPP which publishes the magazine as
the site has many, many video tutorials accessible to members.


Bmoag

Re: Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

In article <OZ-dnRinhK702WXZnZ2dnUVZ_sSdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
aaron@thebailiwick.com says...
[SNIP]
Close. It's done by NAPP (National Association of Photoshop Professionals) and
is always a good read. Of all the magazines that I get, this is the one that I
open first and carry around with me until the next edition arrives. It's got a
bunch of NAPP organizational stuff in it, but is mostly Photoshop tips and
tricks. It is worth the NAPP membership fee alone. I've cleaned out all of my
other design mags, and have almost never kept any of the photo mags (digital
or analog) for very long. PUM stays in my library for reference.
I have not see ShutterBug in decades. It used to be mostly a classified
tabloid for equipment, but has probably changed greatly.
Hunt


Noone@hunt.com (Hunt)

Re: Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

Isn't Photoshop User Magazine the one published by the Photoshop Users
Group, or whatever? I've heard good things about it but I've never read
it.
I am also a digital photographer and I have gotten a lot out of
ShutterBug, as well. Their articles are all written by actual
photographers speaking from experience, rather than by journalists
struggling to understand the field. The reviews of equipment are fairly
neutral IMO, and certainly help me to keep up-to-date with all of the
equipment I can't afford to buy :-)
Cheers.
--
Aaron
"Mankind are greater gainers by suffering each other to live as seems
good to themselves, than by compelling each to live as seems good to the
rest." -- John Stuart Mill


Aaron

Re: Which magazine? Photoshop User or Layers

friesian@zoocrewphoto.com schreef:
Hi Friesian,
I think Photoshop User Magazine suits much better with your wishes than
Layers does. PUM is about Photoshop, whereas Layers Magazine is about
'All things Adobe', and so there is much talk about InDesign,
Illustrator and Acrobat.
My two cts,
Carlo


Quintsys

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