In the concluding article of this series, I would like to discuss about Third Party Plug Ins or Filters. Image Editing Software comes up with its own set of filters, which may not be sufficient to meet the needs of user. We have to Third Party Filters that are available in a wide range. If you are using Photoshop, once the filters are installed, they generate the menu with the list of Photoshop filters, and hence you can work with these filters within Photoshop.

These two pictures are clicked with a Nikon F70, using close-up settings and I have applied Third Party Plug Ins to get different effects.

Third Party Plugin Effects

Filters are unlimited. You can get single click filters, where you do not have any control over the result. You also get the filters with numerous settings to control the degree of effect. You can use a single filter or use them in combination to create desired effects. Using filters may be the easiest job in Digital Arts but using it skillfully to create professional work needs a lot of practice and experience. Sometimes you do not get the exact filter to fulfill your requirement, then you have to use other tools to fill the gap.

Frames

Making frames is an art. There are so many effects and textures available in the market, that it Is really a challenge to choose the proper, suitable border, artwork, texture and color, to make a frame which is suitable for the subject. I have pasted above, a few samples to give you an idea, about how frames can add to the beauty of an image.

In the end, I would like to conclude with a Zen quote about learning.

"There is no transference of secrets from master to disciple.
Teaching is not difficult, listening is not difficult either,
but what is truly difficult is to become conscious
of what you have in yourself and be able to use it as your own."