Adjustment Layers & Smart Filters

CLICK IMAGES TO ENLARGE
1. Original Climbing Tree: see previous post for details
2. Edited Climbing Tree: Smart Filter- Accented Edges
3. Original Frozen Tulip: see previous post for details
4. Edited Frozen Tulip: Adjustment Layer- Hue and Saturation; Smart Filter- Paint Daubs

In Photoshop, Smart Filters and Adjustment Layers allow you to make changes to a photo that can easily be altered or undone. These tools also come with masks that can be used to hide effects on certain parts of the image. On Photo 2, I used the Accented Edges Smart Filter and masked out the branches of the tree. On Photo 4, I used an adjustment layer to increase the hue and saturation on the entire image. Then I added a Paint Daubs Smart Filter and masked out the effect on the pink portion of the tulip to create a stronger contrast between the water droplets and the background.