Image Editing Filters and Effects

Question 1

What does the 'Gaussian Blur' filter do?

Accepted Answer

Softens an image by averaging pixel values with a bell-curve-shaped kernel

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Sharpens edges

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Adds film grain

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Removes color noise

Question 2

What is the 'Unsharp Mask' filter used for despite its confusing name?

Accepted Answer

Sharpening image edges by increasing contrast along edges

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Creating a blurred background

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Removing noise

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Converting to grayscale

Question 3

What does the 'Camera Raw Filter' allow you to do non-destructively in Photoshop?

Accepted Answer

Apply RAW-style tonal, color, and detail adjustments to any layer

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Import RAW files

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Convert to Camera RAW format

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Apply lens corrections only

Question 4

Which Photoshop filter creates a high-contrast grayscale version of an image useful for sharpening via Overlay blend mode?

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High Pass

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Emboss

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Threshold

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Median

Question 5

What effect does the 'Radial Blur' filter create?

Accepted Answer

A zoom or spin blur effect radiating from a center point

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A linear motion streak

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Softens only the edges

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Creates lens flare

Question 6

What is 'Lens Distortion' correction used for in photo editing?

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Removing barrel, pincushion, or vignette distortion caused by camera lenses

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Adding fisheye effects

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Blurring the edges of a photo

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Rotating the image