When I edit or retouch someone photos

"keep emotionally with the person whose the photo is about to retouch..so it become more enjoyable with the photoshop works.."

that is surely works for me..from the early learning until now.

off course the positive emotion

Material for photo editing or digital imaging

I guess all of the amateur photo editor or digital imaging maker/designer know that it needs a lot of material to build or to make a workpiece (and independent workpiece not commercial use). And the material must be legal too. According to my experiences, there is a lot of source that surely free to use. The design material would be: photo stock, brush, vector, psd, and a lot of Photoshop elements (if you use Photoshop). But there are several disclaimer/agreements/ToS/ToC and mant other terms/condition that the user of all of the material/elements provided freely must be understand and obey to. Several term of agreements:
-Free to use in any occation.
-Free to use in any occation but have to report to the owner or declared the owner on the works.
-Free to use but must have to donate.
-Free to use, but non commercial.
And several others.
So be wise and smart (read first the agreements) if youare going to use any free material for your works.

Photo Editing Tips: Using Photo Software

If you want to try to edit, retouch or correct your photograph you must seriously handle only one photo software that you most known or easy to use. The reason why I recommend this tips because if you try one technique you will get involves easily with other technique and your skill will improve a lot. I mean in other word I want to say that you must focus to one software deeply rather than using a lot of software but you only kow for each software the easy step. But this will different if you surely have accomplish to handling all the technique and you want to try another software or the another software is just for the helping one cause your main photo software doesn't have the tool that you want.