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In this chapter
- Sharpening Prints with Unsharp Mask
- Taking Advantage of Blur
- Getting Rid of Noise
The Importance
of Filters
Photoshop and Photoshop Elements include a number of filters that
range from functional to artistic. The most commonly used filters by
photographers are in these categories:
■Sharpen. The Unsharp Mask filter is commonly used to increase
the apparent sharpness of images.■Blur. Gaussian Blur is often used to blur corrections made to an
image.■Noise. Despeckle is used to fix grainy scans.