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It's no secret that most of the photographs you see in magazines, adverts and even art exhibitions have been retouched or manipulated. Sometimes it's to spare a celebrity's blushes, but just as often it's the photographer who isn't quite satisfied with the image that was originally captured. And while the camera may not lie, Photoshop can be extremely economical with the truth.

To give your own digital photos that professional finish, all you need is any decent image editing program, such as Photoshop Elements or Corel Paint Shop Pro Photo, and a sound grasp of some basic principles. Over the next three pages, we'll show you it's as easy as 1, 2, 3.