Half-way through our 30 Days of Photography and now we are looking at some of the cool special effects we can apply to layers.

They are also known as Layer Styles, which implies that layers have styles. They don't, elements on the layers can have these effects applied to them, but the layers themselves can't.

You can apply these effects to graphics or text that you might be using in your photo. Things such as drop shadows, strokes and bevels are easy to apply and can really enhance their. appearance.

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