Some easy photo manipulation you can do to create stunning effects. All of the examples had the manipulated area selected with the Magic Wand, Tolerance:15, Feather:3, and all had the same area selected. The original photo was 256 x 384, and was resampled to 133 x 199.
Original photo
Posterize 1 bit per chanel
Negative Image
Filter Factory H, SunRaze
Set background color to white on the color pallette
Position the curser over the selection until the 'crossed arrow' appears, and move the selected area slightly to the right.