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Scared of processing your photos? Don’t be. There’s lots of ways to skin a cat but you shouldn’t need an engineering degree to make a great pic.

Our friends at Topaz Labs are here to rescue folks with post-processing anxiety. And stay tuned to see how to win your own SmugMug account and Topaz tools, a perfect starting point for the ambitious digital photographer in you.

Plugins for Every Look

We’re featuring their plugins today to tell you about their quick and easy tools designed to cut down on your computer time and make finishing photos a breeze. Stunning photos with zero pain. What’s not to love?

Check out Topaz’s site to see their incredible variety of filters and effects. They’ve got everything from HDR to noise reduction, and everything in-between.

Not sure? You can contact them for a free, no-strings-attached 30-day trial and see how they work for you.

Will it work on my computer?

All photo editing programs are plugins to photo editors you probably already have, like:

• Adobe Photoshop
• Photoshop Elements
• Lightroom
• Aperture
• iPhoto
• Irfanview
• PaintShop Pro

See full compatibility details here.

SmugMug + Topaz + You

We’re giving away three SmugMug accounts and three sets of Topaz software to three lucky digital photographers.

To enter, follow @SmugMug and @TopazLabs and Tweet this:

Enter to win prizes from @SmugMug and @TopazLabs. More info: http://smu.gs/QocA87. Please RT. #SmugMugTopazGiveaway

We’ll randomly pick three winners on August 10, 2012, who will win:

1. SmugMug Basic account + Topaz Adjust program (A $89.99 value)
2. SmugMug Power User account + Topaz Adjust, B+W and Simplify programs (A $209.97 value)
3. SmugMug Pro account + Topaz Bundle, which includes 10 Topaz programs: Adjust, DeNoise, Simplify, Clean, ReMask, B&W Effects, Lens Effects, Detail, InFocus and DeJPEG. (A $449.99 value)

As always, we’ll announce the winners in this space, so stay tuned.

Are you ready for post-processing zen? Good luck!

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WINNERS!

We randomly picked three lucky photographers to win sweet prizes from SmugMug and Topaz Labs. Congrats to 1st Prize Winner @TAMclean, 2nd Prize Winner @Spirotron, and 3rd Prize Winner @loopion!

Thanks everyone for getting in on the fun and stay tuned for more goodness, coming soon.