What filters do you use the most?

[Paul Shields]

In Photoshop, I have a weakness for nic Color Efex Pro 'darken/lighten center' - but the reverse of the default (which darkens the center). It adds a vignette that is almost imperceptible but really focuses on the subject. I hardly ever use the standard filters that come with PS. Any filters or actions that you use that you couldn't live without? Maybe they are even real live filters that you stick in front of your lens .

[dc2]

Originally Posted by PaulS

In Photoshop, I have a weakness for nic Color Efex Pro 'darken/lighten center' - but the reverse of the default (which darkens the center). It adds a vignette that is almost imperceptible but really focuses on the subject. I hardly ever use the standard filters that come with PS. Any filters or actions that you use that you couldn't live without? Maybe they are even real live filters that you stick in front of your lens .

Warming photo filter. Gaussian blur and a neat one that I have not used for quite a while [so much I have forgotten how to use it ] is the lens blur . It dose a good job of mimicking the bokeh of real lenes.

[Blinky]

High Pass - for sharpening

Dust & Scratches - for, umm, dust and scratches and blurring

Add Noise - to give some life back to blurred areas

[Waleed]

I only use the circular polarizer..

[NovCJ]

http://www.curvemister.com is very good and many of the actions from http://www.1clickactions.com are very useful.

[jfrancho]

USM, Smart Sharpen, Gaussian Blur, Median, Noise Ninja, Lens Correction, High pass are a few I use frequently.

[cyclohexane]

Gaussian Blur (a, b channels) and USM (Lightness channel) in LAB color mode to remove color noise and sharpen the unsharpened images.