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Making a great photo by simple steps
Process the photo to make it more attractive through simple techniques
Providing perspective
using the blur filter
Brightening a subject with
less shade and shadow
Processing an image
as if viewed through
colored cellophane
Making a photo more
colorful by enhancing
the saturation
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Making a photo in sepia
Making a great photo by simple steps
Processing a photo by changing its ambience
Creating new scenes by combining two or more photos
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1. Increasing the saturation of the image to make it brighter

1-1 Open the image
 Open the image to be processed. You can use any image for this example. Use your favorite image.

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1-2 Increase the saturation
 Select [Hue/Saturation] from [Adjustments] in the [Image] menu. A dialog appears. Set [Hue] to10, [Saturation] to 45, and [Lightness] to 0, then click [OK].

1-3 Duplicate the background layer
 Select [Duplicate Layer] in the [Layer] menu. A dialog appears. Click [OK].

1-4 Apply [Blur] filter to the background layer
 To make the image appear blurred, blur the profile of the subjects using the [Blur] filter. Select the background layer in the Layers palette. Select [Gaussian Blur] from [Filter] menu. A dialog appears. Set [Radius], and click [OK]. In this example, [Radius] is set to 40 pixels. Even if the same values apply, the result will differ from the example, depending on the resolution of the photo. It is best to set [Radius] to your preferred value.

1-5 Change [Hue] in the layer named Background Copy
 Select the layer named Background Copy in the Layers palette. Select [Hue/Saturation] from [Adjustments] in the [Image] menu. A dialog appears. Set [Hue] to 20, [Saturation] to 0 and [Lightness] to 10, then click [OK].

1-6 Change [Blending Mode] for the layer named Background Copy
 Change [Blending Mode] for the layer named Background Copy to [Screen]. The image becomes brighter and glows.
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