Tip of the Day: Photoshop Adjustment Layers

If you are using Photoshop to fine tune your photographs, and find yourself adjusting the saturation, or the levels quite frequently, consider using Adjustment Layers. Since Photoshop CS, Adjustment Layers have been introduced, and became extremely popular with many Photoshop users. The big advantage of the layers is how quickly you can apply them, and how quickly the changes could be made. You can of course stack them, and hide and un-hide them at any time to compare results. Simply click on a round, semi-filled icon in the Layers Palette, and choose from the many available tools. I almost always create a Curves Adjustment Layer, which lets me adjust for blacks and whites, and I always aim for a smooth S-Curve which saturates the colors and increases contrast.