5 easy photo effects to enhance a photo in one click

Photo effects are great for giving your pictures a quick boost without spending hours editing. In this tutorial you’ll learn 5 easy photo effects in Photo Studio.

You will find all these photo effects in the Edit Photo tab.

1. Add a Filter

Filters change settings on your photo. Adding a filter can completely transform the mood of your photo, and it’s really easy to do.

Picture of lakeside before and after adding a filter

Filters are available in the Auto (AI) section of the Edit Photo tab.
Scroll through the list of filters and click one to test it on your photo.

2. Add a Frame

A digital frame provides the perfect finishing touch to a photo. Photo Studio offers frames for every style of picture, as well as special themed frames for different events/seasons.

Before and after adding a frame

Select Creative, and then Frames
Scroll through the categories of borders and click one to test it on your photo.
Use the options to adjust your frame to fit your photo: change scale, color and rotation as desired.

3. Add a Texture

Textures are overlays that add another layer to your picture. Like filters, and LUTs they instantly change the appearance of a photo. Textures can give an artistic and even surreal effect to a picture.

Before and after applying a texture

Select Creative, and then Textures
Scroll through the categories of textures and click one to test it on your photo.
Adjust the intensity of the effect using the Opacity slider at the bottom of the Textures tab.

4. Add a LUT Style

LUT styles are similar to presets in that they instantly change the look of your photo. A LUT remaps colors in the photo for a creative effect.

Before and after applying a LUT style

Select Creative, and then Textures
Scroll through the categories of styles and click one to test it on your photo.
Adjust the intensity of the effect using the Opacity slider at the bottom of the LUTs tab

5. Add a vignette

A vignette effect darkens or lightens the corners of a photo to put a subtle focus on your subject.

Photo of lion before and after adding vignette effect

Go to Tools, then Effect and select Vignette
Move the Amount slider to the right to lighten the edges of the photo, or to the left to darken them.
Expand the menu to access further options for adjusting your vignette.

Using a Before/After View

Whichever edits you use to enhance your photo, compare your new picture to the original by using a before/after view.

Photo shown in dual view

In the top toolbar click Before/After views then select a view from the list. You can also edit directly in a before/after view to see your changes as you work.