Richard Lynch - Photoshop Layers - 2012.pdf

Year: 2012
Author: Richard Lynch
Publishing: Focal Press
Lang: Eng
ISBN: 978-0-240-52252-4
Pages: 271

Any time you try to develop a skill, you want to make sure that you take advantage of the basic tools of the trade. If you were a bus driver, you would want to be sure you knew how to use the key, gas pedal, brake pedal, clutch, shift-stick, turn signals, and steering wheel, and where the gas goes to be sure you were going to be able to navigate the bus successfully. Knowing where the lighter is, or the location of the switch for the personal fan, is helpful, but not really necessary for getting the job done. Likewise, when using your camera, you want to understand focus, shutter speed, aperture, and ISO, and know how to use the viewfinder to frame the shot, how to hold the camera, and how to use the shutter release. There are extras like the shutter timer, depth of field viewer, exposure modes – all arguably options for shooting good images, but less important than the essentials. If you have bought Photoshop to edit images, there are basic tools and concepts that you need to know to get the best results. Of these, one of the most important is layers. Layers are the key to success. They are the gearshifter, gas pedal, brake pedal, turn signal, and steering wheel that help you navigate corrections successfully. If you think of correction tools and functions as the fuel in this scenario, the bus goes nowhere without that. It is the harmony of the workings that allows the driver to get the bus from stop to stop, and, in turn, gets the passengers to their destinations.