Pretty much. I always turn any selection into a new layer. I selected all of her with the lasso tool, bad arm included. Turned that selection into a new layer and erased the right arm. Then I selected (with lasso) the left arm and turned a copy of that into a new layer. Flip it, place it, do a little blend and good enough.
Gotcha. Thanks!
I almost always work in layers. Kind of a nice "safety net", plus you can do so much with them.
Yep, once you get the hang of layers and layering different parts of images it gets really fun and interesting. It also enables you to alter different parts of the same image independently from one another to create some great effects. Have a go at layer masking too!
Here is a (very) simple example of layering that I did.
I had the image in PS, then I captured the entire image and copied it, then pasted it over the original image as a new layer. I set the layer to B&W, then zoomed in on the lenses and erased them from the B&W layer, exposing the color underneath. Then flatten/merge the two and save the image as a new file. Easy.
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Learning layers really does change photo-editing.
I wrote a quick tutorial about layers and masking a few years back just to show member of my photography group why they were so useful:
Original image:
Layers and Masks:
Complete:
Nothing special about the image exactly but it gives you an idea of how they work. All I did was add a vignette, convert the rock face to B&W, and play with the curves a little.
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Do you have a link to the layers tutorial? I would like to learn how to use them and am looking for a simple guide.
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unfortunately our website was hacked and the entire forum... 10 years worth of posts... lost. All I had left was the image files since they were saved to my HD.
Fortunately there are TONS of really good tutorials on Layers to be found on Youtube. Checkout this one just to get you started:
http://www.youtube.c...h?v=nhxj4goGtj0
If you get stuck on something I'll be more than happy to help. 
simple but very effective. I've used layers and masks like this so many times with some great results. Have guys seen some of the shots with say a red london bus or a old postbox all nice and colourful but all the background is B&W? I love those sort of images and done quite a few myself.
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Thumper, you class this as a very simple example, but it is very effective and highlights the potential in this method. Really appreciate the helpful info provided in this thread.Here is a (very) simple example of layering that I did.
I had the image in PS, then I captured the entire image and copied it, then pasted it over the original image as a new layer. I set the layer to B&W, then zoomed in on the lenses and erased them from the B&W layer, exposing the color underneath. Then flatten/merge the two and save the image as a new file. Easy.
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