Creating Soft Focus


 

syndee holt 2005


Soft focus techniques can enhance the quality of your image and lighting in just a couple of quick steps.  Let's start with a lovely portrait of Koji and make his cute freckles a little less prevalent and add a subtle glow to both the shadow and highlight side of his face.  Then we'll try a flower.

This technique is so subtle, click back and forth on the before and after photos.  This is a great technique to use to make Mom look a little better without it looks like she "had work"!

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Create a duplicate layer - Layer>duplicate layer. This layer will be in the Layer palette ABOVE your original.