Wanting to learn

[Snubs]

I would like to try my hand at Photo Manipulation does anyone know a good place to start?

[tamlin]

If you're looking for guidance specifically for Photo Manipulation (as opposed to photo editing/retouching etc.) I would recommend getting one (or both) of these books:

Amazon.com: How to Cheat in Photoshop : The art of creating photorealistic montages - updated for CS2: Books: Steve Caplin

Amazon.com: Surreal Digital Photography (One Off): Books: Barry Huggins,Ian Probert

I have both these books and they teach a massive amount about manipulation techniques. I know Photoshop books may seem expensive, but they represent a good investment.

If books aren't to your liking, the best place to look would be the big tutorial sites: most have a section on Photo Manipulation tutorials.

Photoshop Tutorials / Good-Tutorials

Photoshop Special Effects Tutorials - Search for Photoshop Tutorials on Pixel2Life

[Phoenix Wynde]

Awesome information, Tamlin!

I as well will have to secure copies of these books.

Mucho thanks, man!

[Snubs]

Oh cool ! Ill be sure to buy them when I get off work. They didn't look that expensive . Thanks for the tip!

[pshopper]

If you don't have Photoshop a good place to start is with Gimp or Gimpshop, of which both are completely free and cross-platform. Or you could just download an older version of Photoshop (ahem, pretend I didn't say that)