With the sudden popularity of digital photography, more and more people are turning towards editing software to create effects that look out of the ordinary. The tools of choice are Photoshop and the numerous third party plug-ins that everyone seems to use nowadays. Plug-ins provide effects that may supplement the filters and effects found in Photoshop.

Although there exists lots and lots of plugin designers, most are simply offering bells and whistles which you might not even get to really need at all. Here are some basic plug-ins for you to consider:

Andromeda offers several series of plug-ins foremost of which is called Scatterlight. It is a series of light diffusers and enhancers rolled into a convenient package.

Fred Miranda has a set of downloadable plug-ins and actions which may offer even better opportunities than the standard available on our options menu.

NIK is another tremendously popular plug-in, specially in the U.S.