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Hi,

I'm a portrait photographer and I have learned some new techniques that require me to make some adjustments/apply filters/etc, on a background duplicate layer and then to tone down the effect that I've created by lowering the opacity of that new layer.  Then, the guy flattens the image and proceeds to the next step in his editing workflow. 

The problem I have is that I absolutely hate flattening an image because once it's done, you can't go back and tweak it.  Since the top layer is not 100% opacity, I cannot duplicate it and use it to continue without flattening.

Is there a way around this problem?  I really want to work in a non-destructive way and be able to go back and change/tweak any of my different layers if need be.

Thank you very much for any help/pointers you can provide.

Best regards,

Instant