{"id":28885,"date":"2019-08-30T10:38:40","date_gmt":"2019-08-30T14:38:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/?p=28885"},"modified":"2022-11-01T10:09:10","modified_gmt":"2022-11-01T14:09:10","slug":"how-to-avoid-losing-your-original-images-in-photoshop","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.photoshopessentials.com\/newsite\/basics\/how-to-avoid-losing-your-original-images-in-photoshop\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Avoid Losing Your Original Images in Photoshop"},"content":{"rendered":"<section>\n<div class=\"featured-image\" style=\"padding-bottom:12px;\"> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/avoid-losing-original-files-photoshop-ft.jpg\" alt=\"How to use Legacy Free Transform in Photoshop CC 2019\" width=\"853\" height=\"448\" class=\"\" \/> <\/div>\n<div class=\"summary\">\n<p>In this tutorial, I share a few simple but important tips you can use to keep your images safe and avoid overwriting and losing the original files when working in Photoshop!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>  <span id=\"author\">Written by Steve Patterson.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Recently, I was contacted by someone who had used Photoshop to convert a color photo to black and white, which is great. But now, they needed the original full color version back, and they were not sure where to find it. This person was fairly new to Photoshop, and as it turned out, they made the unfortunate mistake of saving the black and white version over top of the original JPEG file. And since they did not know how to work non-destructively, they made all of their edits in Photoshop directly to the image. Which meant that once they closed Photoshop, the original color photo was lost forever. There was no way to bring it back.<\/p>\n<p>For me, there is no worse feeling than having to give someone bad news. So I thought I would share some tips you can use to avoid making a similar mistake and keep your original images safe as you edit them in Photoshop. The first is a stand-alone tip to avoid overwriting the original image file. The other three tips are all related and show you how to work on your image non-destructively, so you\u2019ll not only protect the original image, but you\u2019ll have an easy way to restore it if you need to!<\/p>\n<p>For best results, you'll want to be using the <a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/dlXjD2w\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">latest version of Photoshop<\/a>, but you can also follow along with an earlier version.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<p>Let's get started!<\/p>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Tip #1: Save a copy of your image<\/h2>\n<p>This first tip for keeping your image safe is one that anyone can use, even if you're brand new to Photoshop. As soon as you've opened your image, and before you do anything else, save the image as a copy.<\/p>\n<p>Here's an image I just opened (<a href=\"https:\/\/prf.hn\/l\/QxRemAR\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wedding photo<\/a> from Adobe Stock):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/orriginal-image.jpg\" alt=\"The original image. Photo credit: Adobe Stock\" width=\"705\" height=\"395\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original image. Photo credit: Adobe Stock.<\/div>\n<p>And in the <strong>tab<\/strong> at the top of the document, we see the file's name. In my case, it's \"Wedding.jpg\":<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/original-image-name.png\" alt=\"The document tabe showing the file name in Photoshop\" width=\"367\" height=\"133\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The file name appears in the document's tab.<\/div>\n<p>If I make any changes to the image at this point, and then I save my changes by going up to the File menu in the Menu Bar and choosing Save, I'm going to overwrite this original file. Obviously, that would be bad. But an easy way to avoid overwriting the file is to save the image as a <em>copy<\/em>. Here's how to do it.<\/p>\n<h3>How to save the image as a copy<\/h3>\n<p>Go up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Save As<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-save-as-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Save As command in Photoshop\" width=\"291\" height=\"93\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Save As.<\/div>\n<p>In the dialog box, give the file a different name, or just add something like &quot;_copy&quot; to the existing name. Then click <strong>Save<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/save-as-copy.png\" alt=\"Adding the word '_copy' to the original file name in Photoshop\" width=\"502\" height=\"399\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Adding \"_copy\" to the original file name.<\/div>\n<p>If you're working with a <a href=\"\/essentials\/jpeg-compression\/\" title=\"Learn more\">JPEG file<\/a>, Photoshop will pop open the JPEG Options dialog box. For best results, choose <strong>Maximum<\/strong> quality, and under the Format Options, choose <strong>Baseline Optimized<\/strong>. Then click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/jpeg-options-photoshop.png\" alt=\"The JPEG Options dialog box in Photoshop\" width=\"346\" height=\"359\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Choosing the highest quality JPEG options.<\/div>\n<p>And now if we look in the <a href=\"\/basics\/tabbed-and-floating-documents-in-photoshop\/\" title=\"Learn more\">document's tab<\/a>, we see that the original file name (&quot;Wedding.jpg&quot;) has been replaced with the name of the copy (&quot;Wedding_copy.jpg&quot;). This means that we're now working with the copy of our image, and the original is safe. When we're done editing the image and we save it, we'll be saving over the copy, not the original:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/document-tab-new-file.png\" alt=\"The document tab now shows the name of the copy of the image in Photoshop\" width=\"331\" height=\"132\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">All editing will now be done on a copy of the image.<\/div>\n<h3>Editing the image<\/h3>\n<p>I'll make a quick edit to my image by going up to the <strong>Image<\/strong> menu, choosing <strong>Adjustments<\/strong>, and then choosing <strong>Desaturate<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/desaturate-command-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Desaturate command in Photoshop\" width=\"244\" height=\"98\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Image &gt; Adjustments &gt; Desaturate.<\/div>\n<p>This is not the best way to convert an image to black and white, but it's good enough for our purposes here:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/desaturated-image.jpg\" alt=\"The image after desaturating the image in Photoshop\" width=\"703\" height=\"393\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image after desaturating the color.<\/div>\n<h3>Saving and closing the document<\/h3>\n<p>Then I'll save my work by going up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and choosing <strong>Save<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-save-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Save command in Photoshop\" width=\"291\" height=\"108\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Save.<\/div>\n<p>Now if I was still working with my original image, then saving my change would have overwritten the original file. And if I was to close the document at this point, the original would be lost forever. But since I'm working on a copy, the change was saved with the copy while the original file remains safe.<\/p>\n<p>I'll close the document by going up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and choosing <strong>Close<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-close-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Close command in Photoshop\" width=\"291\" height=\"98\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Close.<\/div>\n<h3>Reopening the original image<\/h3>\n<p>In Photoshop CC, closing a document when no other documents are open returns us to the <strong>Home Screen<\/strong> where we see thumbnails of our recently-opened files:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-home-screen.jpg\" alt=\"The Home Screen in Photoshop CC\" width=\"705\" height=\"394\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Home Screen in Photoshop CC.<\/div>\n<p>Notice that the copy of the image on the left appears in black and white, since that's the file where I saved my changes. But the original file on the right is still in color. I'll reopen the original by clicking its thumbnail:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/reopen-original.jpg\" alt=\"Reopening the original image from the Home Screen in Photoshop CC\" width=\"420\" height=\"336\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the thumbnail to reopen the original image.<\/div>\n<p>And just like that, the original image reopens in Photoshop with all of its color still intact:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/orriginal-image.jpg\" alt=\"The original full color image reopens in Photoshop\" width=\"705\" height=\"395\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The original full color image returns.<\/div>\n<aside><p class=\"members-ad-top\"><a href=\"\/print-ready-pdfs\/\">Download all of our Photoshop tutorials as PDFs!<\/a><\/p><\/aside>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Tip #2: Save your file as a Photoshop document<\/h2>\n<p>The first tip we looked at for keeping your original images safe was a stand-alone tip. Just save the file as a copy, and then any time you save the image again, you'll overwrite the copy, not the original.<\/p>\n<p>This second tip is similar to the first one. But rather than saving a copy and using the JPEG format, we're going to save the original file as a <a href=\"\/basics\/create-new-documents-photoshop-cc\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Photoshop document<\/a>. Now on its own, a Photoshop document will not prevent you from  overwriting your original image. But by combining it with the next couple of steps we're going to look at, you'll have an easy way to restore the original image if you do happen to lose it.<\/p>\n<h3>How to save the image as a Photoshop document<\/h3>\n<p>To save your file as a Photoshop document, go up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and choose <strong>Save As<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-save-as-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Save As command in Photoshop\" width=\"291\" height=\"93\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Save As.<\/div>\n<p>In the dialog box, change the <strong>Format<\/strong> to <strong>Photoshop<\/strong>. And notice that the file extension after the name changes to <strong>.psd<\/strong>, which stands for &quot;Photoshop document&quot;. Click OK to save it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/save-as-photoshop-document.png\" alt=\"Saving the document as a Photoshop .psd file\" width=\"501\" height=\"399\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Saving the document as a Photoshop .psd file.<\/div>\n<p>If we look again in the document's tab, we see that we're no longer working with our original .jpg file. Instead, we're working with the Photoshop .psd file, and we're ready to look at the next two tips:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/document-tab-photoshop-psd.png\" alt=\"The Photoshop document tab showing the new .psd file\" width=\"289\" height=\"133\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The document tab showing the new .psd file.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Tip #3: Work on a separate layer<\/h2>\n<p>My third tip for keeping your images safe is to make all of your edits on a <a href=\"\/photoshop-layers-learning-guide\/\"title=\"Learn more\">separate layer<\/a>. Now to benefit from this tip and the next tip we'll look at, make sure you've completed the previous step and saved your file as a Photoshop document.<\/p>\n<p>In the <a href=\"\/basics\/layers\/layers-panel\/\"title=\"Learn more\">Layers panel<\/a>, we see our image on the <a href=\"\/basics\/background-layer-photoshop-cc\/\" tltle=\"Learn more\">Background layer<\/a>, which is currently the only layer in the document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-background-layer.png\" alt=\"Photoshop's Layers panel showing the image on the Background layer\" width=\"275\" height=\"299\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The image opens on the Background layer.<\/div>\n<p>If we start making changes to this layer, we'll lose the original image. So a better way to work is to perform your edits on a <em>separate<\/em> layer. That way, no matter what we do on the separate layer, we'll always have the original image on the Background layer to return to.<\/p>\n<h3>How to copy a layer<\/h3>\n<p>To make a copy of the Background layer, go up to the <strong>Layer<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>New<\/strong>, and then choose <strong>Layer via Copy<\/strong>. Or you can press the keyboard shortcut, <strong>Ctrl+J<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Command+J<\/strong> (Mac):<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/new-layer-via-copy-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Choosing the New Layer via Copy command in Photoshop\" width=\"241\" height=\"83\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Layer &gt; New &gt; Layer via Copy.<\/div>\n<p>A copy appears above the original:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/new-layer-1.png\" alt=\"Photoshop Layers panel showing the copy of the Background layer\" width=\"275\" height=\"209\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Layers panel showing both layers.<\/div>\n<p>By default, Photoshop gives new layers generic names, like \"Layer 1\". Since I'm going to convert my image to black and white again, I'll double-click on the name \"Layer 1\" and I'll rename it \"Black and white\". Then I'll press <strong>Enter<\/strong> (Win) \/ <strong>Return<\/strong> (Mac) to accept it:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/rename-layer-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Renaming the layer in Photoshop\" width=\"275\" height=\"208\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Renaming the layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Applying a Black &amp; White image adjustment<\/h3>\n<p>Back in Tip #1, I removed the color from the image using Photoshop's Desaturate command. But a much better way to convert an image to black and white is to is use a Black &amp; White image adjustment. To select it, go up to the <strong>Image<\/strong> menu, choose <strong>Adjustments<\/strong>, and then choose <strong>Black &amp; White<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/black-and-white-command-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Selecting a Black &amp; White image adjustment in Photoshop\" width=\"244\" height=\"105\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to Image &gt; Adjustments &gt; Black &amp; White.<\/div>\n<p>The Black and White dialog box includes various sliders you can drag to adjust the brightness of different parts of the image based on their original color. I cover these sliders in detail in my <a href=\"\/photo-editing\/converting-color-photos-to-black-and-white-in-photoshop\/\" title=\"Learn more\">Converting Photos to Black and White<\/a> tutorial. For our purposes, I'll just click the <strong>Auto<\/strong> button to let Photoshop come up with something, and then I'll click OK to close the dialog box:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/black-and-white-adjustment.jpg\" alt=\"Clicking the Auto button for the Black and White adjustment in Photoshop\" width=\"409\" height=\"347\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Auto button for the Black &amp; White adjustment.<\/div>\n<p>And now, it <em>looks<\/em> like we've converted the image to black and white:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/image-black-and-white.jpg\" alt=\"The result after applying a Black and White image adjustment in Photoshop\" width=\"705\" height=\"394\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The result after applying a Black &amp; White image adjustment.<\/div>\n<h3>Keeping the edits separate from the original<\/h3>\n<p>But if we look again in the Layers panel, we see that what we've really done is converted just that one layer to black and white. The original image on the Background layer is still in color:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/layers-panel-black-and-white.png\" alt=\"Only the top layer was converted to black and white\" width=\"275\" height=\"209\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Only the top layer was converted to black and white.<\/div>\n<p>If I turn the \"Black and white\" layer off by clicking its <strong>visibility icon<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/turn-layer-off.png\" alt=\"Clicking the visibility icon for the 'Black and white' layer in Photoshop\" width=\"281\" height=\"169\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Turning the &quot;Black and white&quot; layer off.<\/div>\n<p>We see the original color image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/result-black-white-layer-off.jpg\" alt=\"The result after turning off the 'Black and white' layer in Photoshop\" width=\"705\" height=\"394\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Turning off the &quot;Black and white&quot; layer restores the original image.<\/div>\n<p>And if I turn the \"Black and white\" layer back on by again clicking its visibility icon:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/turn-black-white-layer-on.png\" alt=\"Turning on the 'Black and white' layer in Photoshop\" width=\"282\" height=\"169\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Turning the &quot;Black and white&quot; layer back on.<\/div>\n<p>Then we're back to the black and white image:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/image-black-and-white.jpg\" alt=\"The result after applying a Black and White image adjustment in Photoshop\" width=\"705\" height=\"394\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The black and white image returns.<\/div>\n<p>The great thing about Photoshop documents is that our layers are saved along with them. Which means that we can reopen the document and switch between the different versions of our image at any time.<\/p>\n<h3>Saving and closing the document<\/h3>\n<p>I'll save my document by going up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and choosing <strong>Save<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-save-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Save command in Photoshop\" width=\"291\" height=\"108\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Save.<\/div>\n<p>If Photoshop asks if you want to maximize the file's compatibility with other apps or with earlier versions of Photoshop, just click OK:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/maximize-compatibility.png\" alt=\"The Maximize Compability dialog in Photoshop\" width=\"644\" height=\"206\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Click OK to close the Maximize Compatibility dialog box.<\/div>\n<p>And then I'll close the document by going back to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and choosing <strong>Close<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-close-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Close command in Photoshop\" width=\"291\" height=\"98\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Close.<\/div>\n<p>This again returns us to the Home Screen where we see that I now have my original JPEG image (center), the black and white JPEG copy of the image (right), and my new Photoshop .psd file (left). Notice that the thumbnail for the Photoshop document is showing the black and white version of the image. But that's only because we saved the file with the &quot;Black and white&quot; layer turned on. We haven't actually made any permanent changes. <\/p>\n<p>I'll reopen the Photoshop document by clicking its thumbnail:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/reopen-photoshop-document.png\" alt=\"Reopening the Photoshop document from the Home Screen.\" width=\"636\" height=\"353\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Reopening the Photoshop document from the Home Screen.<\/div>\n<p>And the document reopens with both of our layers still intact. So we could save out a JPEG version of the black and white image if we wanted to. Or we could turn off the \"Black and white\" layer in the Layers panel and then save another JPEG of the original image if we needed it. <\/p>\n<p>By using layers and saving our work as a Photoshop document, we were able to make our changes without losing access to the original photo:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-document-both-layers.png\" alt=\"Both layers are still intact after reopening the Photoshop document\" width=\"275\" height=\"316\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Both layers are still intact after reopening the Photoshop document.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-middle { display: inline-block; width:300px; margin:6px 0px 24px 0px; padding-top: 16px; padding-bottom: 16px; }\n@media (max-width: 515px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n@media (max-width: 480px) { .ads-middle { margin:20px 0; } }\n<\/style><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- photo effects 300x250 middle responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-middle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"4216941496\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\n<h2 class=\"sub\">Tip #4: Use adjustment layers<\/h2>\n<p>In the previous tip, we learned that we can keep our edits separate from the original image by making our changes on a separate layer. But there's an even better way to work, and that's by using a special type of layer in Photoshop known as an <em>adjustment layer<\/em>. Adjustment layers not only keep our edits separate from the image, but they also keep the changes we make completely editable.<\/p>\n<p>In the Layers panel, I'll delete my &quot;Black and white&quot; layer by dragging it down to the trash bin:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/delete-layer-photoshop.png\" alt=\"Deleting the 'Black and white' layer in Photoshop's Layers panel\" width=\"276\" height=\"222\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Deleting the \"Black and white\" layer.<\/div>\n<p>So now I'm back to just my original image on the Background layer:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/back-to-original-image.png\" alt=\"Photoshop's Layers panel showing just the original image on the Background layer\" width=\"275\" height=\"192\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Back to just the original photo.<\/div>\n<h3>Image adjustments vs adjustment layers<\/h3>\n<p>All of Photoshop's standard image adjustments are found by going up to the <strong>Image<\/strong> menu and choosing <strong>Adjustments<\/strong>. But the problem with these adjustments is that they are <em>static<\/em>, meaning that the edits are applied directly to the layer and the changes we make with them are permanent:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-image-adjustments.png\" alt=\"The list of Photoshop's standard image adjustments\" width=\"502\" height=\"250\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Photoshop's list of standard image adjustments.<\/div>\n<p>However, most of these image adjustments are also available as adjustment layers. And unlike static adjustments, adjustment layers do not make any permanent changes. Instead, all of our edits are contained within the adjustment layer itself. What we see in the document is a <em>preview<\/em> of what those changes look like. And since none of our changes are permanent, we can always go back and edit the settings any time we need.<\/p>\n<h3>Where to find Photoshop's adjustment layers<\/h3>\n<p>To add an adjustment layer, go to your Layers panel and click on the <strong>New Fill or Adjustment Layer<\/strong> icon at the bottom:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/new-fill-adjustment-layer-icon.png\" alt=\"Clicking the New Fill or Adjustment Layer icon in Photoshop's Layers panel\" width=\"275\" height=\"160\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the New Fill or Adjustment Layer icon.<\/div>\n<p>Not all of Photoshop's image adjustments are available as adjustment layers, but most of them are:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-adjustment-layers.png\" alt=\"The list of Photoshop's fill and adjustment layers\" width=\"352\" height=\"207\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Photoshop's list of fill and adjustment layers.<\/div>\n<h3>How to use an adjustment layer<\/h3>\n<p>For example, I'll choose a <strong>Black &amp; White<\/strong> adjustment layer from the list:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/choose-black-white-adjustment-layer.png\" alt=\"Selecting a Black and White adjustment layer in Photoshop\" width=\"174\" height=\"137\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Adding a Black &amp; White adjustment layer.<\/div>\n<p>Once you've added an adjustment layer, it appears as its own separate layer in the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/new-black-white-adjustment-layer.png\" alt=\"Photoshop's Layers panel showing the adjustment layer above the Background layer\" width=\"304\" height=\"191\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The adjustment layer appears above the Background layer.<\/div>\n<p>And the controls and options for the adjustment layer appear in Photoshop's <strong>Properties panel<\/strong>. Here we see the exact same color sliders and Auto button that we saw previously in the standard Black &amp; White adjustment's dialog box: <\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-properties-panel.jpg\" alt=\"Photoshop's Layers panel showing the Black and White adjustment layer controls\" width=\"305\" height=\"478\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The Properties panel.<\/div>\n<p>The only things we don't see are the OK and Cancel buttons, and that's because we never actually apply our settings to the image. The effect is all contained within the adjustment layer itself. And as we'll see in a moment, we can always come back and edit these settings later.<\/p>\n<p>I'll click the <strong>Auto<\/strong> button, just like I did earlier:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-properties-panel.jpg\" alt=\"Clicking the Auto button for the Black and White adjustment layer\" width=\"305\" height=\"478\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking the Auto button.<\/div>\n<p>And we get the exact same result from the adjustment layer as we did from the standard image adjustment:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/image-black-white-adjustment-layer.jpg\" alt=\"The image after applying a Black and White adjustment layer in Photoshop\" width=\"705\" height=\"395\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The results using the standard adjustment and the adjustment layer are the same.<\/div>\n<h3>Saving and closing the document<\/h3>\n<p>I'll save my document by going up to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and choosing <strong>Save<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-save-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Save command in Photoshop\" width=\"291\" height=\"108\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Save.<\/div>\n<p>And then I'll close the document again by going back to the <strong>File<\/strong> menu and choosing <strong>Close<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-close-command.png\" alt=\"Choosing the Close command in Photoshop\" width=\"291\" height=\"98\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Going to File &gt; Close.<\/div>\n<h3>Reopening the Photoshop document<\/h3>\n<p>Back on the Home Screen, I'll reopen my Photoshop document by clicking its thumbnail:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/reopen-psd-file.jpg\" alt=\"Reopening the Photoshop document from the Home Screen\" width=\"626\" height=\"341\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Reopening the Photoshop file.<\/div>\n<p>And again, the document reopens with our layers still intact:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/photoshop-file-reopened.jpg\" alt=\"The Photoshop document still contains the original image and the Background layer\" width=\"705\" height=\"394\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">The document still contains the original image and the adjustment layer.<\/div>\n<h3>Showing and hiding the adjustment layer<\/h3>\n<p>Just like with normal layers, we can toggle an adjustment layer on and off by clicking its <strong>visibility icon<\/strong> in the Layers panel. Turn the layer off to view your original image, and turn it back on to view the adjustment layer's effect:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/adjustment-layer-visibility-icon.png\" alt=\"Using the visibility icon to turn the adjustment layer on and off in Photoshop\" width=\"317\" height=\"152\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Use the visibility icon to turn the adjustment on or off.<\/div>\n<h3>How to edit an adjustment layer<\/h3>\n<p>But unlike standard image adjustments that are applied permanently, adjustment layers remain editable. If you're not seeing the options for the adjustment layer in the Properties panel, make sure the adjustment layer is selected in the Layers panel:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/select-adjustment-layer.png\" alt=\"Selecting the Black and White adjustment layer in the Layers panel in Photoshop\" width=\"305\" height=\"178\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Clicking to select the adjustment layer.<\/div>\n<p>And then in the Properties panel, you can make any changes you need. When you're done, you can save out another JPEG version of the effect, or you can turn off the adjustment layer to restore the original version of the image. Or you can just save and close your Photoshop document:<\/p>\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pe-images.s3.amazonaws.com\/basics\/cc\/avoid-losing-originals\/edit-adjustment-layer-settings.jpg\" alt=\"Editing the adjustment layer settings in Photoshop's Properties panel\" width=\"305\" height=\"414\" \/>\n<div class=\"image-desc\">Editing the adjustment layer settings in the Properties panel.<\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n.ads-bottom { width:300px; padding-top:16px;padding-bottom:16px; }\n<\/style><div align=\"center\"><script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\n<!-- 300x250 page bottom responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle ads-bottom\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-6601556224092982\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"2879809098\"\n     data-ad-format=\"rectangle\"\n\t data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/div>\n<p>And there we have it! 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