Colorado San Juan Mountains from 2 falls ago. Last year the colors didn't show like this.
If you don't use Smart Objects, especially with colorful content, there is a great benefit with non-destructive layers, effects... Without smart objects all is linear and history is lost when you close the file. With Smart Object, you can have a light/dark layer, even a dust removal layer (and it's not destructive), so if your dust removing technique changes in the future, you can re-do just the layer, not the whole image, and the 50 unrelated steps you did to get there. The PSD file may be 100mb or 1000mb instead of 40mb, but if it's your 20 best of the year, that may be worth it.
Even dodging/burning can be done on a single dedicated layer with only that single action. It will effect the other layers below it. So if you change your mind tomorrow about dodging/burning, you can redo parts of it, or remove it all.
3 photo focus stack
3 photo Luminosity Masks
3 photo focus stack
These look better if you click either one and that way see on the black background. And right/left cursor keys to go back and forth.
Colorado San Juan Mountains from 2 falls ago. Last year the colors didn't show like this.
If you don't use Smart Objects, especially with colorful content, there is a great benefit with non-destructive layers, effects... Without smart objects all is linear and history is lost when you close the file. With Smart Object, you can have a light/dark layer, even a dust removal layer (and it's not destructive), so if your dust removing technique changes in the future, you can re-do just the layer, not the whole image, and the 50 unrelated steps you did to get there. The PSD file may be 100mb or 1000mb instead of 40mb, but if it's your 20 best of the year, that may be worth it.
Even dodging/burning can be done on a single dedicated layer with only that single action. It will effect the other layers below it. So if you change your mind tomorrow about dodging/burning, you can redo parts of it, or remove it all.
And the next day
These look better if you click either one and that way see on the black background. And right/left cursor keys to go back and forth.
Colorado San Juan Mountains from 2 falls ago. Last year the colors didn't show like this.
If you don't use Smart Objects, especially with colorful content, there is a great benefit with non-destructive layers, effects... Without smart objects all is linear and history is lost when you close the file. With Smart Object, you can have a light/dark layer, even a dust removal layer (and it's not destructive), so if your dust removing technique changes in the future, you can re-do just the layer, not the whole image, and the 50 unrelated steps you did to get there. The PSD file may be 100mb or 1000mb instead of 40mb, but if it's your 20 best of the year, that may be worth it.
Even dodging/burning can be done on a single dedicated layer with only that single action. It will effect the other layers below it. So if you change your mind tomorrow about dodging/burning, you can redo parts of it, or remove it all.
And the next day
These look better if you click either one and that way see on the black background.
Colorado San Juan Mountains from 2 falls ago. Last year the colors didn't show like this.
If you don't use Smart Objects, especially with colorful content, there is a great benefit with non-destructive layers, effects... Without smart objects all is linear and history is lost when you close the file. With Smart Object, you can have a light/dark layer, even a dust removal layer (and it's not destructive), so if your dust removing technique changes in the future, you can re-do just the layer, not the whole image, and the 50 unrelated steps you did to get there. The PSD file may be 100mb or 1000mb instead of 40mb, but if it's your 20 best of the year, that may be worth it.
Even dodging/burning can be done on a single dedicated layer with only that single action. It will effect the other layers below it. So if you change your mind tomorrow about dodging/burning, you can redo parts of it, or remove it all.
Colorado San Juan Mountains from 2 falls ago. Last year the colors didn't show like this.
If you don't use Smart Objects, especially with colorful content, there is a great benefit with non-destructive layers, effects... Without smart objects all is linear and history is lost when you close the file. With Smart Object, you can have a light/dark layer, even a dust removal layer (and it's not destructive), so if your dust removing technique changes in the future, you can re-do just the layer, not the whole image, and the 50 unrelated steps you did to get there. The PSD file may be 100mb or 1000mb instead of 40mb, but if it's your 20 best of the year, that may be worth it.
Even dodging/burning can be done on a single dedicated layer with only that single action. It will effect the other layers below it. So if you change your mind tomorrow about dodging/burning, you can redo parts of it, or remove it all.
Colorado San Juan Mountains from 2 falls ago. Last year the colors didn't show like this.
If you don't use Smart Objects, especially with colorful content, there is a great benefit with non-destructive layers, effects... Without smart objects all is linear and history is lost when you close the file. With Smart Object, you can have a light/dark layer, even a dust removal layer (and it's not destructive), so if your dust removing technique changes in the future, you can re-do just the layer, not the whole image, and the 50 unrelated steps you did to get there. The PSD file may be 100mb or 1000mb instead of 40mb, but if it's your 20 best of the year, that may be worth it.
Even dodging/burning can be done on a single dedicated layer with only that single action. It will effect the other layers below it. So if you change your mind tomorrow about dodging/burning, you can redo parts of it, or remove it all.
Colorado San Juan Mountains from 2 falls ago. Last year the colors didn't show like this.
If you don't use Smart Objects, especially with colorful content, there is a great benefit with non-destructive layers, effects... Without smart objects all is linear and history is lost when you close the file. With Smart Object, you can have a light/dark layer, even a dust removal layer (and it's not destructive), so if your dust removing technique changes in the future, you can re-do just the layer, not the whole image, and the 50 unrelated steps you did to get there. The PSD file may be 100mb or 1000mb instead of 40mb, but if it's your 20 best of the year, that may be worth it.
Even dodging/burning can be done on a single dedicated layer with only that single action. It will effect the other layers below it. So if you change your mind tomorrow about dodging/burning, you can redo parts of it, or remove it all.
Colorado San Juan Mountains from 2 falls ago. Last year the colors didn't show like this.
If you don't use Smart Objects, especially with colorful content, there is a great benefit with non-destructive layers, effects... Without smart objects all is linear and history is lost when you close the file. With Smart Object, you can have a light/dark layer, even a dust removal layer (and it's not destructive), so if your dust removing technique changes in the future, you can re-do just the layer, not the whole image, and the 50 unrelated steps you did to get there. The PSD file may be 100mb or 1000mb instead of 40mb, but if it's your 20 best of the year, that may be worth it.
Even dodging/burning can be done on a single layer (and effect the other layers below it).
