Non Destructive Editing
This most important thing to learn that will really push your photoshop skills to the professional level is how to be flexible.
When you have paying clients they will often ask for amends and if you plan ahead, you can make life a lot easier for yourself. All of the editing you perform in photoshop should always be non destructive.
What does this actually mean?
It basically means that any adjustments or changes you make in photoshop never permanently alter the original image file. You should be able to easily re-adjust the changes without any problems.
Think about this for a second, if you were to continuously edit the original image you really back yourself into a corner. If you make changes that you’re later unhappy with, you’ll wanna be able to go back and start over. But if you overwrite the original file it’s lost forever and you won’t be able to. Now this is a fairly simple concept to grasp for most people, but non destructive editing means a lot more than just keeping a copy of the original image on it’s own layer.
Any adjustments you make to brightness/contrast/hue/colour/saturation or anything else, should never be applied directly to the original image if you can help it. This includes any filters you may want to use or any erasing that needs to be done. It can all be done in a way that remains editable at all times. By taking the time to learn about Adjustment Layers, Smart Objects, Smart Filters and Layer Masks you’ll have a lot more control over your images.
Don’t worry, it’s easier than it sounds.
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Hi there,
I have already seen it somethere
Thank you
SonyaSunny