[Gimp-user] drop shadow

[Helen <etters h gmail com>]

I have an image with two rectangular photos, in separate layers.
I want each photo to have a drop shadow.   No matter what I do,
I keep getting the drop shadow applied to the entire image, not
to the layers.  I've tried creating the drop shadow while on the
individual layers, while on the background, I've tried it with
layers selected -- regardless of what I do, the drop shadow
keeps applying to the entire image.
I used to know how to do this!
Help?  Suse 12.3, gimp 2.8
Thanks much



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Helen Etters
using Linux, suse12.3