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1. Peter

   Posted February 8, 2009 at 11:42 PM

   I’ve been looking for some basic instruction on layers, as most of the books seem to think you already know the fundamentals. So, I am very pleased to have found your video. Off to view your site now.

   Peter
2. Peter G.

   Posted February 13, 2009 at 11:32 PM

   Thank you this was helpful.
3. Peter G.

   Posted February 13, 2009 at 11:41 PM

   I think you are doing a great job! You speak clearly and and slow enough for the beginner to absorb the information you are presenting. Please make more and fast, LOL.
4. Sandy

   Posted February 18, 2009 at 11:15 PM

   Actually pretty simple um? ^^
   Thanks, it was very helpful, even I get it now!
5. Curt

   Posted February 23, 2009 at 1:12 AM

   I liked your basic instruction and am looking forward to more.
   Thanks
6. proullard

   Posted February 23, 2009 at 4:41 PM

   Thank you for this information. I too cross-country ski and have been looking for a solution to having my camera ready all the time, but need the protection for it as well. I tried some of the same solutions you have which worked, but not very well.
   When cross-country skiing, you sometimes encounter cold conditions that really prohibit you from taking off your mitts, opening a fanny pack, getting out the camera and shooting. Having the pouch in front of you on your chest, just seemed like the best option. To have the camera with the lens on, ready to shoot would be ideal.
   If you’re looking for a solution for a tripod while skiing, look at the Clampette. This is a small clamp that can be attached to the top of a ski pole. The clampette has a screw mount that can screw into the bottom of the camera. I use a quick release mount on top of the clampette so I can easily slide in my camera.
7. KEBIRE

   Posted March 27, 2009 at 5:03 PM

   Great…Very helpfull and very nice ..I am very happy to learn with you..Can you put more tutorial please….
   Thanks
8. Chris W.

   Posted April 15, 2009 at 12:53 AM

   Doing a great job(I like the zoom in!). I’m just learning this program and your time to explain the functions, tips, and shortcut keys is a great touch! Like the others on here… May I have another please! Thanks!
9. KrisBelucci

   Posted June 2, 2009 at 4:30 AM

   Hi, good post. I have been wondering about this issue,so thanks for posting. I’ll definitely be coming back to your site.
10. Ben

    Posted June 10, 2009 at 6:17 AM

    Thanks for the straightforward presentation, the comparing of layers to plastic cleared things up a bit
11. GarykPatton

    Posted June 16, 2009 at 2:45 AM

    Hi. I like the way you write. Will you post some more articles?
12. Ram

    Posted June 23, 2009 at 3:55 PM

    Thank you for a quick and easy explanation and a good demonstration.
13. Jack

    Posted June 28, 2009 at 2:32 AM

    So far, all layers tutorials seem to start in the middle telling what to do with the layers created and not how to create the content of the new layer. How does one bring in a new image to a layer from “pictures” or any other source?
14. cohenfive

    Posted June 30, 2009 at 5:31 PM

    thanks for the comments, i’m looking for a solution that lets me have a dslr accessible while wearing a full backpack on a multi-day hiking trip. looks like this, or the lowepro version (much cheaper as always), might work for me.
15. SimpleFoto

    Posted July 4, 2009 at 10:51 AM

    Yeah, it works very well. It gets a little warm, with a back on the front and back, if you are hiking in the heat but other than that no complaints. I have tried the Lowepro bag as well and it stuck out so far. Much farther than this Think Tank model.
16. SimpleFoto

    Posted July 4, 2009 at 11:01 AM

    Good question. I guess I should do a tutorial on this. But to give you a start. If you open image 1, and click Edit > Select All then Edit > Copy, then go into image number 2, where you want to insert what you just copied as a layer. Click, Edit > Past and you should now have two layers, one from each image.
17. Sarah

    Posted July 15, 2009 at 2:59 AM

    Thank you!!
18. Karen Sigler

    Posted August 7, 2009 at 8:51 PM

    please show me how to fix an old photo that has a cracked area down one side & through a person’s face. Plus the photo is lighter on that side… Ty,
    Karen
19. rnlm

    Posted October 3, 2009 at 4:45 PM

    Simple & very easy to understand. Also very helpful!
20. Joelee Smith

    Posted October 9, 2009 at 1:56 PM

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21. SimpleFoto

    Posted October 9, 2009 at 2:05 PM

    great shots. I’ll be making my choices by the weekend. Talk to you soon.
22. Jonathan

    Posted October 19, 2009 at 3:31 AM

    These tutorials are great! I would like to know more about the way brushes and pens work, if you could help out with that.
23. Goldie

    Posted December 20, 2009 at 10:59 PM

    Thank you for putting up these tutorials. They barely teach us anything at school and it’s hard to find tutorials for absolute beginners online. Now I feel like I actually learned something. Thanks!
24. Tschka

    Posted December 20, 2009 at 11:44 PM

    You are the man, clearly, I don’t even speak english that well and I understood perfectly! Dam I learned! Than you very much, Do you have any tutorial DVD to buy from you man? Cus if you do have some I buy’em all!
25. Rabid

    Posted January 3, 2010 at 3:59 AM

    Thanks for another helpful tutorial. Great job.
26. Susan

    Posted January 22, 2010 at 5:44 PM

    Hey! This was very helpful! I have a question about cs4 and saving. If you retouch a photo and hit save as…do you save as a layer or as a copy? I am such a newbie at this! I have started a photography business and know tons about taking the pics but very litle about photoshop! Help!
    Thanks!
27. Sam

    Posted January 23, 2010 at 4:05 AM

    thank you for this, i have access to photoshop but no clue how to use it, hopefully i will be able to learn from your tutorials
28. SimpleFoto

    Posted January 26, 2010 at 10:15 AM

    Well I am not totally sure what you are asking, when you you ’save as…’ you are just saving the file under a different name. You can save it as a JPG or TIFF or a PSD file or however you like. If you want the layers to be kept in the file so you can access them later you have to save as a TIFF or PSD file.

    You can also check out tons of more tutorials at a new site I started – http://www.photoshop-tutorial.TV
29. Mark

    Posted January 27, 2010 at 12:39 PM

    Great lighting on all of the photos!!!!!
30. alwayslovely

    Posted January 29, 2010 at 4:32 AM

    Thanks, I’m a total idiot when it comes to PS.
    I don’t understand what’s a layer and its function.
    After viewing your youtube, it gives me a clearer picture and boosts my confidence to explore more on my own!
    Thanks lots!
    Appreciate your help
31. Tim

    Posted February 6, 2010 at 6:45 PM

    Very helpful. Thank you.
32. Absolut

    Posted February 8, 2010 at 2:19 PM

    Great shots. Hope they’re selling well for you.
    Rgds.
    Mat
33. Barb White

    Posted February 11, 2010 at 5:11 AM

    thank you for making this – I hope you plan to make more – this was so easy to follow – like one person said, most books assume you already know about layers – it’s very confusing when they start “in the middle.” It would be great if you had a mailing list so we could be notified when you upload new tutorial videos! I do have a question though – for what REAL purposes would you want to add a layer, to get what effect? Obviously you wouldn’t want to draw blue, red and yellow circles on a photo. I know a lot of basics with Photoshop, including processing in RAW, however, I have not done a single layer because I don’t know WHY I would do one.

    Barb
34. Paul

    Posted February 13, 2010 at 1:28 AM

    Hi I think your tutorials are excellent, simple and clear to follow….I am on board.
    I wish you had more I would watch them all. Many thanks once again.
35. SimpleFoto

    Posted February 22, 2010 at 3:51 PM

    I do have more, just not here Check out http://www.tutorvid.com
36. SimpleFoto

    Posted February 22, 2010 at 3:52 PM

    Yeah I do have more, check out the TutorVid site.

    The reason you use and merge layers would be to merge two photos together, or add a blue sky into an image with a grey sky (for example)
37. SimpleFoto

    Posted February 22, 2010 at 3:53 PM

    Thanks, I had great help you know…
38. SimpleFoto

    Posted February 22, 2010 at 3:54 PM

    It depends on the file type. Save as… just means save it as a different name. If you save it as a JPG all the layers will be compressed so it will be ‘flattened’. If you “save as…’ as a Tiff, you will keep all the layers.
39. ArenaCreative

    Posted March 3, 2010 at 4:38 PM

    Thanks for sharing Very cool

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