In Closing
With practice and a few solid techniques, it's possible to take advantage of Photoshop's impressive features. The ability to isolate image elements with selections and work in layers on a single image makes Photoshop one of the most powerful postproduction tools available. Remember that Photoshop is not a magical panacea to fix poor exposure or repair highlighting and shadows.
The next section will address how to effectively capture night images with your camera, and then use Photoshop to make them even better.