What are the significant differences in using layers vs channels?
Answer Hi Dawn, Actually, layers and channels are two very separate things, and used for specific and different purposes, so it’s not really an issue of one versus the other. Having a Photoshop file that contains layers lets you — for instance — assign different components of your file to different work areas. The biggest advantage of working in an image with layers allows you to work on one part of the image without disturbing the other parts. Let’s say you wanted to make a composite photo, using pictures of three of your friends. You could put each friend’s picture on a separate layer in one Photoshop file, and be able to move the picture on each layer independently. You could also edit each layer independently. If you wanted to make a change to one friend’s hair color, or bump up the color on another friend’s face, you could do those things without affecting the overall picture. When you’re finished and satisfied with each layer, you could merge, or combine, the layers into one co
