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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
Making a photo in sepia
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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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3. Entering text in the image and making it appear blurred

3-1 Enter the text
 Select the [Text] tool and click on the where you wish to enter the characters on the screen. Enter the characters using the keyboard. When you decide on the correct text, click [Commit Edit] on the [Tool Options] bar.

3-2 Set the font
 Select the font from [Set Font Family] on the [Tool Options] bar. In this example, it is set to [Times New Roman]. You can use other fonts as well.

3-3 Set the font size
 Next, select the font size from [Set Font Size] on the [Tool Options] bar. In this example, it is set to 80 pt.

3-4 Set the text color
 Set the text color from [Set Text Color] on the [Tool Options] bar. In this example, [R] is set to 70, [G] to 50 and [B] to 30.
3-5 Blur the text
 To make text appear blurred, apply the [Blur] filter. Select the [Gaussian Blur] filter from the [Filter] menu. A message asking if you wish to rasterizing the text layer will be displayed. Click [OK]. The [Gaussian Blur] dialog is then displayed. Set [Radius] to the appropriate size and click [OK]. In this example, [Radius] is set to 7 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.

3-6 Select [Outer Glow] from [Layer Style]
 Select [Outer Glow] from [Layer Style] in the [Layer] menu. Set [Spread] and [Size] to the appropriate values. In this example, [Spread] is set to 5%, and [Size] to 50 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 each item to your preferred value.

3-7 Merge the layers into two layers
 Make the white layer hidden in the layers palette. Select [Merge Layers] from the [Layer] menu. The layers are merged into two layers. Then display the white layer.

3-8 Rotate the image
 Make sure that the [ÉMemory] layer is selected in the layers palette. Select [Rotate] from [Transform] in the [Edit] menu. The bounding box (a rectangular box with points on the four corners and four sides) appears around the photo. Rotate the image by dragging the white part outside the image. When you decide on the correct angle, click [Commit Transform] on the [Tool Options] bar.
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