Comments on: 5 Incredibly Useful Non-Destructive Photoshop Techniques

By: Paul Fullilove

Paul Fullilove — Mon, 30 Dec 2013 20:48:50 +0000

Very nice article. All except for the dodge/burn technique are part of my workflow.Thanks for the tip.

By: Tom Ross

Tom Ross — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 22:55:02 +0000

Thanks Carol! Non-destructive workflow is a must for sure. Thanks for sharing the compositing tip .

By: carol ann

carol ann — Tue, 17 Dec 2013 21:37:09 +0000

I have been working with PS Elements for several years. Your non-destructive tips are great and work with my software as well. Thanks so much! I’m anxious to try them all.

I was taught to make composites along the way while making non-destructive editing. I’m a fan of that, for sure! (Control + Alt + Shift + E).

By: Tom Ross

Tom Ross — Thu, 29 Aug 2013 14:04:57 +0000

Aw, thanks so much Su, that’s great to hear that you’re making progress in Photoshop. We have some really helpful video courses lined up that should really help you progress faster, including a complete course on non-destructive, efficient workflow.

By: Su Hall

Su Hall — Mon, 26 Aug 2013 23:29:47 +0000

How about this! I feel like I have made it in Photoshop! LOL I don’t know if I read this when it was first published or not, but, it may not have made since to me then anyway. Gaining a PS education with tutorials and articles found here and there online are what helped me the most, but, there was no cohesiveness.
I kind of feel that to learn PS, there are two main tasks at hand – learning the program and learning to create non-destructively. The main feature about this stuff is that it is not permanent. You can do all you want to a layer via Adjustment Layers, Masks and so forth, and not worry! If you don’t like something, drag that layer to the trash and start anew!
This is an awesome piece, Tom!
Thank you!
Su

By: Ghazanfar

Ghazanfar — Wed, 26 Dec 2012 15:33:23 +0000

Nice info about graphics.. and i love that info..

By: Tom

Tom — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 17:46:15 +0000

Thanks Aaron. I understand what you’re saying about the lens flare filter but I do believe that if correctly implemented (subtly, not too obviously) it can be an effective, useful filter. In the haystack image it was done as a quick example, but I do sometimes use the filter properly in my photo manipulation work.

By: Aaron

Aaron — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 02:54:03 +0000

Well done. Simple, easy to understand, brilliant.
The only question I have; Lens Flare? Are you kidding me? Only use that if you really want to destroy your picture. In the example above, the top of the hay is brightest , so the light is obviously above the hay. Why would the lens flare be in the middle of the picture then? That would only happen if the sun were in the middle of the picture, like a sunset. Don’t use cheap filters in photoshop to rely on making photos better.

By: Chuck H.

Chuck H. — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 15:21:18 +0000

Great Stuff! Appreciate the effort.. it really helps newbies like me!

By: Ron

Ron — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 20:25:14 +0000

Very useful tips