Chapter 7. Make Magic with Digital Special Effects

Since Photoshop's inception, photographers and graphic designers alike have been using the application for digital imaging and photo manipulation. Photoshop can transform an average shot into a good photograph, a good photograph into a great one, and a great image into creative fine art. Photoshop CS5 adds even"more power and control to digital image editing. Just as with the previous versions, there are many different ways to create a design or enhance a photograph. You can use the new tools alone or in combination with the older techniques to create, improve, or completely alter any image.

You can simulate the effect of using traditional photographic filters to enhance the colors or change the ...

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