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Digital Photo Processing

Try Every Filter Once

SUMMARY: Experiment with your digital photo software's filters.

When you first purchase software for manipulating digital photos, whether it is Paint Shop Pro, Corel PhotoPaint, Adobe Photoshop, or whatever, you should take a few minutes and try out every filter on one or two of your photos (save your originals first!) Your software may have dozens, perhaps hundreds, of filters and special feature such as Solarize, Emboss, Page Curl, Lighting Effects, Gaussian Blur, and more. You might find some good ideas during experimentation that can be used on later photos.

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