Professional tips, tricks, and important points
In this chapter, we have talked about layers, and I cannot stress enough the importance of messing around with layers and structures and just getting to know how layers behave. Set yourself two images, and then just move things around, nest them, rename them, add an adjustment layer, and see what happens. Remember, you got into this because it is fun!
Remember to name your layers – good organization makes for good projects.
I typically lay out all my layers before adding adjustments, text, or live filters, as I want to make sure my composition is right.
In both adjustment layers and live filter layers, you can adjust the blend mode; playing with these different modes does completely new and interesting things to your edits, so play around. I call this blend mode roulette.
