Clone Tool or layers?

The clone tool lets us copy pixels from one area to another, so it’s useful for removing unwanted people from otherwiseclean backdrops. But things get more tricky with a cluttered backdrop like this. Here’s where layers prove more useful. We can copy part of an image to a new layer, then reposition it elsewhere. This gives us greater control, as we can fine-tune exactly what’s visible or not by adding a layer mask to the copied pixels. so in effect, layers can be used to perform exactly the same task as the clone tool, but with greater control and finesse.