Photo effects gallery

44 photo effects, on real photos.

Every filter and background generator in Filter Archive, each with its own page of examples, presets and settings: halftone, CRT, thermal, ASCII, VHS, datamosh, dither and more. They all run in Photoshop, Affinity and Figma.

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44 effects

Star filter effect on a BMX rider mid-air against a blue sky, made with the Starlight filter in Filter Archive
Star Filter EffectStarlight · Photo filter
Color photocopy effect on a portrait of a woman with black hair, hands on her head, made with the Color Threshold filter in Filter Archive (Hard Copy preset)
Color Photocopy EffectColor Threshold · Photo filter
Emboss effect on a portrait of a man with spiky red hair on a blue background, made with the Emboss filter in Filter Archive (Clean Relief preset)
Emboss EffectEmboss · Photo filter
CRT effect on a portrait of a man with spiky red hair on a blue background, made with the CRT filter in Filter Archive (Blown Phosphor preset)
CRT EffectCRT · Photo filter
Corrupted image effect on a portrait of a woman in white sunglasses with a lollipop, made with the Corrupt filter in Filter Archive (Decay preset)
Corrupted Image EffectCorrupt · Photo filter
Chromatic aberration effect on a portrait of a woman in white sunglasses with a lollipop, made with the Chromatic Aberration filter in Filter Archive (Hard Split preset)
Chromatic Aberration EffectChromatic Aberration · Photo filter
Soft glow effect on a BMX rider mid-air against a blue sky, made with the Glow Up filter in Filter Archive
Soft Glow EffectGlow Up · Photo filter
ASCII art effect on a portrait of a woman in white sunglasses with a lollipop, made with the ASCII filter in Filter Archive (Plotter preset)
ASCII Art EffectASCII · Photo filter
Halftone effect on a portrait of a woman in white sunglasses with a lollipop, made with the Dual Halftone filter in Filter Archive (Newsprint preset)
Halftone EffectDual Halftone · Photo filter
Threshold effect on a portrait of a woman in white sunglasses with a lollipop, made with the Threshold Plus filter in Filter Archive (Toner preset)
Threshold EffectThreshold Plus · Photo filter
Dither effect on a portrait of a woman with black hair, hands on her head, made with the Bitmap filter in Filter Archive (Tritone preset)
Dither EffectBitmap · Photo filter
Wireframe effect on a portrait of a man with spiky red hair on a blue background, made with the Wireframe filter in Filter Archive (Lathe preset)
Wireframe EffectWireframe · Photo filter
Stipple effect on a portrait of a woman in white sunglasses with a lollipop, made with the Stipple filter in Filter Archive (Pointillist preset)
Stipple EffectStipple · Photo filter
Datamosh effect on a portrait of a man with spiky red hair on a blue background, made with the Datamosh filter in Filter Archive (Smear preset)
Datamosh EffectDatamosh · Photo filter
Depth gradient effect on a portrait of a woman with black hair, hands on her head, made with the Light Map filter in Filter Archive (Thermal preset)
Depth Gradient EffectLight Map · Photo filter
Light projection effect on a portrait of a laughing woman with pink curly hair, made with the Shadow Cast filter in Filter Archive (Blinds preset)
Light Projection EffectShadow Cast · Photo filter
Rim light effect on a portrait of a woman in orange knit sleeves and orange sunglasses, made with the Rim Light filter in Filter Archive (Neon Duo preset)
Rim Light EffectRim Light · Photo filter
Cast shadow effect on a man in a black suit walking across a warm studio set, made with the Shadow filter in Filter Archive (Golden Hour preset, Wall)
Cast Shadow EffectShadow · Photo filter
TV glitch effect on a portrait of a woman with black hair, hands on her head, made with the Broadcast filter in Filter Archive (Fast Pan preset)
TV Glitch EffectBroadcast · Photo filter
Prism lens effect on a portrait of a laughing woman with pink curly hair, made with the Ghost Lens filter in Filter Archive (Classic preset)
Prism Lens EffectGhost Lens · Photo filter
Liquid chrome effect on a portrait of a woman in headphones holding a CD, made with the Chrome filter in Filter Archive (Gold preset)
Liquid Chrome EffectChrome · Photo filter
Smoke effect on a portrait of a man with spiky red hair on a blue background, made with the Mist filter in Filter Archive (Ember preset)
Smoke EffectMist · Photo filter
Pixel stretch effect on a portrait of a woman in white sunglasses with a lollipop, made with the Vibrate filter in Filter Archive (Torn preset)
Pixel Stretch EffectVibrate · Photo filter
Melt effect on a portrait of a woman with red hair in a studded beanie, made with the Decay filter in Filter Archive (Torn preset)
Melt EffectDecay · Photo filter
Metaball effect on a portrait of a man with spiky red hair on a blue background, made with the Acid filter in Filter Archive (Slime preset)
Metaball EffectAcid · Photo filter
Photocopy effect on a portrait of a woman with black hair, hands on her head, made with the Receipt filter in Filter Archive (Sixth preset)
Photocopy EffectReceipt · Photo filter
Line art effect on a portrait of a woman in headphones holding a CD, made with the Trace filter in Filter Archive (Broken Contours preset)
Line Art EffectTrace · Photo filter
Smear effect on a portrait of a man with spiky red hair on a blue background, made with the Smudge filter in Filter Archive (Combed Close preset)
Smear EffectSmudge · Photo filter
Mosaic effect on a portrait of a woman with copper red hair, made with the Cell filter in Filter Archive (Five Inks preset)
Mosaic EffectCell · Photo filter
Contour line effect on a portrait of a laughing woman with pink curly hair, made with the Contour Field filter in Filter Archive (Sonar preset)
Contour Line EffectContour Field · Photo filter
VHS effect on a portrait of a woman with red hair in a studded beanie, made with the VHS Tape filter in Filter Archive (Tracking Lost preset)
VHS EffectVHS Tape · Photo filter
Acid blur effect on a portrait of a man with silver hair and red sunglasses, made with the Acid Blur filter in Filter Archive (Thermal preset)
Acid Blur EffectAcid Blur · Photo filter
Thermal camera effect on a portrait of a woman with copper red hair, made with the Thermal filter in Filter Archive (True Heatmap preset)
Thermal Camera EffectThermal · Photo filter
Ink drawing effect on a portrait of a person with goggles looking up, made with the Edge Ink filter in Filter Archive (Blueprint preset)
Ink Drawing EffectEdge Ink · Photo filter
Glass refraction effect on a portrait of a man in black sunglasses, made with the Glass Slice filter in Filter Archive (Facet Fan preset)
Glass Refraction EffectGlass Slice · Photo filter
Op art background made with the Warp Field generator in Filter Archive (Corner Blowout preset)
Op Art BackgroundWarp Field · Background
Light streak background made with the Prism Streaks generator in Filter Archive (Banded Prism preset)
Light Streak BackgroundPrism Streaks · Background
Aurora gradient background made with the Aurora generator in Filter Archive (Nebula preset)
Aurora Gradient BackgroundAurora · Background
Guilloche pattern made with the Guilloche generator in Filter Archive (Rosette preset)
Guilloche PatternGuilloche · Background
Speed lines background made with the Burst generator in Filter Archive (Manga Impact preset)
Speed Lines BackgroundBurst · Background
CRT screen texture made with the CRT Texture generator in Filter Archive (Dead Channel preset)
CRT Screen TextureCRT Texture · Background
Photocopy texture made with the Photocopy Noise generator in Filter Archive (Machine Marks preset)
Photocopy TexturePhotocopy Noise · Background
Xerox texture made with the Xerox generator in Filter Archive (Screwed Up preset)
Xerox TextureXerox · Background
Fingerprint pattern made with the Fingerprints generator in Filter Archive (Whorl preset)
Fingerprint PatternFingerprints · Background

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