Choosing a method

[Arjay418]

Hello everyone,

It is common knowledge that there are several ways of accomplishing one task using Photoshop. Are there any suggestions about how to choose the best method?

An example:
An associate and I were asked to take a color photograph and give it an overall brown tint--like a duotone. My method was to add a hue/saturation adjustment layer. My associate's method was to desaturate the original photo, fill another layer with the brown color and drop the opacity.

Both looked about the same, but I wonder if in this case there might be a "better" way. If so, why? And are there other rules you all use to help you choose how to approach a task. Fewer layers are better? Smaller file size is better? Does it depend on the nature of the project each time?

Thanks for your smarts!

--rj

 

[barehug]

Brown and white/light yellow gradient map is another. No, there is no best way.
File size is limited by your system, of course, and time constraints(the bigger the file the more resources used and the slower it is).
"Does it depend on the nature of the project each time?"
Yup. I've been using the various Photoshops for 7 years or more (now on CS), and i'm always picking up new tips and tricks.

Moe: It could have been a real ugly situation, but luckily I managed to shoot him in the spine.

 

[viol8ion]

In Photoshop, there are always at least three ways to accomplish any task! Use the method that you are most comfortable with!

When in doubt, deny all terms and defnitions.

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