With so many filter options, it can be hard to find the right one. To help out, we created five Photoshop effects filter tables for you to download for free.

In the tutorial below we’ll show you how to size your image and add it to the table so you can see what each filter will look like on your image.

When you find one that you’d like to use, we’ll show you how to copy it to your image and how to adjust its settings to suit.

How to preview Photoshop effects on your free filter table

01 Open the Table

Download the Photographic toning table.

Unzip the file, extract its contents and then open the file ‘photographic_toning_table.psd’ in Photoshop.

02 Resize your image
Open the image ‘tables.jpg’ and choose File>Automate>Fit Image, then set both Width and Height to 900 and click OK. Choose Image>
Image Size, deselect Resample Image and set the Resolution to 300 dpi and click OK. Choose File>Save As, name the image ‘tablessmall.jpg’. Close it, and open ‘tables.jpg’ again.

03 Add your image
Display the Layers Panel by choosing Window>Layers. Right-click any of the numbered Smart Object layers and choose Replace Contents. Select the file ‘tablessmall.jpg’ that you created in the previous stage and click Place. All the images in the table will automatically update with this.

04 Apply your adjustment
Choose an effect that you like, then right-click the Adjustment Layer and choose Duplicate Layer. From the Document list, select your image and click OK to apply the adjustment to it.

Next, you have to double-click the new Adjustment Layer to then open it and adjust its settings.

Now you’ve got to grips with how to preview Photoshop effects and add them to your image, why not download a few more…

Free filter tables for Photoshop

Explore filters
The Filters table shows you how each of the filters in Photoshop works. To edit a filter, just double-click it in the Layers Panel and adjust its settings.

Download the Filters Chart table

Mimic Film Effects
The Color Lookup table shows the new Photoshop CS6 image colours that mimic different film effects. Find an effect that you like and then use it on your image – these adjustments can’t be copied.

Download the Color Lookup table (CS6 only)

Review your filters
View your image with a variety of coloured filters applied to it. Then copy a duplicate of your preferred adjustment to your own image.

Download the Photo Filters table

Creative Curves
The Curves table gives you previews of 30 different Photoshop Curves adjustments. Duplicate any Curves layer onto your image for great effects.

Download the Curves Adjustments table

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Photography Week, the new digital magazine from the makers of Digital Camera World, is celebrating its launch by offering all readers five free issues.

The cutting-edge magazine for enthusiast photographers has been designed from the ground up for tablet devices and is initially available for iPad via Newsstand, Apple’s digital magazine download store.

Anyone who downloads the free Photography Week app can get their first five issues completely free as part of a no-obligation trial. See the links at the end of the story for more.

Each issue of Photography Week features video guides to the latest techniques and gear, slideshows of stunning photography and special interactive articles.

The tablet-only magazine also integrates with social media, offering readers the opportunity to share articles via Facebook and Twitter, and featuring reader photos on its cover and in its gallery pages.

“Photography Week is a cutting-edge magazine in every sense of the word,” said Editor Paul Grogan. “We hope every photographer with an iPad will find the combination of tablet-focused design and interactive features an essential addition to their kitbag.”

Photography Week is on sale now and readers can use one of the links below to access the free trial:

If you live in the UK click here

If you live anywhere else in the world click here

Click here more information about Photography Week

Click here to see a short video showing what you will find in Photography Week.

Our free Photoshop actions offer all sorts of creative Photoshop effects to apply to your images, such as classic sepia tones and black and white photography treatments, ranging to funky psychedelic colours, cross-processing and high-key portraits.

Click here to download our 50 free Photoshop actions for portrait photographers

If you download our free Photoshop actions and use them, we’d love to see your results! Post them on our Facebook wall and let us know how they turned out.

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The contest has 10 themes based on the work provided by the 10 digital artists in its TEN Collection series. The themes are Business, Family, Travel, Money, Food, Lifestyle, Abstract, Street art, Mobile and Drinks.

To enter, choose one of the 10 contest themes. Artists must create a PSD file based on this theme, using at least 3 of the Fotolia images used by the challenged artist in the TEN Collection.

Your own images, or any other Fotolia file (including those used for the other original Ten creations), can be used in your work. Finally, submit a JPEG image of your PSD file.

The grand prize winner will receive the following prizes:
- a feature in an international advertising campaign;
- a copy of Adobe® Creative Suite® 6 Master Collection;
- a Wacom Intuos5 Touch M tablet;
- a 1 year Fotolia subscription (100 downloads / month);
- 1,000 “TUTO credits” for use on tuto.com;
- a wide size PVC print order on Amkashop.com;

Nine runner-ups will receive following prizes:
- a Wacom Intuos5 Touch M tablet;
- a 1 year Fotolia subscription (25 downloads / month);
- 100 “TUTO credits” for use on tuto.com;
- a graphic bag from Amkashop.com;

Four additional entries will be selected to each win one license for Adobe Photoshop CS6 Extended software. These four entries will be selected by Fotolia, which will take into account the Facebook community votes.

The contest is open now and the deadline for entries is 11.59pm EST, 10 October 2012.

Visit Fotolia’s Facebook page for more information on image size and terms of entry.

Fotolia has introduced the 8th digital artist to its ongoing TEN collection.

Digital artist Pulssart joins the series, dubbed ’10 Artists – 10 Themes – 10 Months’, which aims to bring together the best of digital art, graphic resources and education.

The project allows image enthusiasts to build their knowledge and skills with the help of free access to the source files of the world’s top digital artist.

Each month, you will have access to the file in its entirety and you will also be able to view the ‘making of’ video of each featured artist.

You can download the PSD  of Pulssart’s image “Street Art” for free from Fotolia’s TEN Collection on July 10.

The file will be available for free for 24 hours, and after this period, the file is available for £6.

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Fotolia has introduced the 7th digital artist to its ongoing TEN collection.

Digital artist Takeshi joins the series, dubbed ’10 Artists – 10 Themes – 10 Months’, which aims to bring together the best of digital art, graphic resources and education.

The project allows image enthusiasts to build their knowledge and skills with the help of free access to the source files of the world’s top digital artist.

Each month, you will have access to the file in its entirety and you will also be able to view the ‘making of’ video of each featured artist.

You can download Takeshi’s PSD for free from Fotolia’s TEN Collection on June 8.

The file will be available for free for 24 hours, and after this period, the file is available for £6.

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And rest assured, we may have run through our latest batch of Photoshop textures, but we’re working putting together some exciting new freebies to give away in the near future. So watch this space.

Below you can find a sampler of each of the 10 packs of free textures and direct link to download them today.

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 1 – Peeling paint

Download this free Photoshop texture collection.

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 2 – Rusted metal and roasting tins

Download this free Photoshop texture collection.

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 3 – Close-up pictures of wood

Download this free Photoshop texture selection.

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 4 – Close-up pictures of metal

Download this free Photoshop texture selection.

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 5 – Underbellies of fishing boats

Download this free Photoshop textures pack

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 6 – Distressed textures (Brick, wood, metal)

Download this free Photoshop textures pack

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 7 – Close-up pictures of bread

Download this free Photoshop textures pack

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 8 – Muted colours

Download this free Photoshop textures pack

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 9 – Close-up pictures of wet rocks

Download this free Photoshop textures pack

Free Photoshop Texture Pack 10 – Domestic delights

Download this pack of free Photoshop textures.

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Fotolia has introduced the 6th digital artist to its ongoing TEN collection.

Digital artist Neopen joins the series, dubbed ’10 Artists – 10 Themes – 10 Months’, which aims to bring together the best of digital art, graphic resources and education.

The project allows image enthusiasts to build their knowledge and skills with the help of free access to the source files of the world’s top digital artist.

Each month, you will have access to the file in its entirety and you will also be able to view the ‘making of’ video of each featured artist.

You can download Neopen’s PSD for free from Fotolia’s TEN Collection today, 10 May.

The file will be available for free for 24 hours, and after this period, the file is available for £6.

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This week we have a fantastic selection of domestic delights for you to incorporate into your designs.

Download this pack of free Photoshop textures.

Be sure to check back in next Tuesday when we will post our next free Photoshop texture pack.

Download more free Photoshop textures.

You might also like these… 50 free photo frames and borders for Photoshop from our friends at Digital Camera World, as well as their 25 free triptych photo frames and 10 free photo grids for Photoshop.

This week we have a fantastic selection of close-ups of wet rocks for you to incorporate into your designs.

Download this free Photoshop textures pack

If you find these textures useful, share your creations with us on our Facebook wall – we’d love to see how you used them!

Be sure to check back in next Tuesday when we will post our next free Photoshop texture pack.

Download more free Photoshop textures.

You might also like these… 50 free photo frames and borders for Photoshop from our friends at Digital Camera World, as well as their 25 free triptych photo frames and 10 free photo grids for Photoshop.