# Photo effects, filters and cutouts

> Looks you apply to a photo before it goes in a post: halftone, pixel, dither, glitch, film, cutouts on colour, blur, glass.

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Last updated: 2026-11-11

- [You are cut out. Now make the colour block, the outline and the shadow work for you](https://dump.cam/blog/cutout-photo-on-colour-background) - Put a cutout of yourself on a colour background: picking the colour, die-cut outline or clean edge, a shadow that matches, and where the cut ends.
- [Put the word behind you: the text behind subject look, built as three layers](https://dump.cam/blog/text-behind-subject-photo) - Put text behind a person in a photo: what sits behind, what stays in front, why hair and hands decide it, and templates that cut the photo out on drop.
- [Photo effects for Instagram posts: pick the one that fixes the photo, not the one that looks cool](https://dump.cam/blog/photo-effects-for-instagram) - Photo effects for Instagram that fix a problem, not decorate: halftone for flat photos, blur to separate a subject, cutouts on colour, filter regions.

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