Ever see a photo with that dream-like, soft, glowing edge effect? Read on and do it in Photoshop in under a minute...
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5 easy steps!
1. Open your photo in Photoshop (easy, eh).2. Press Ctrl+J (Cmd+J on a Mac) to duplicate the layer.
3. In the layer window, your new layer should be on top and selected. At the top of the this change the opacity to 50% (picture on right)
4. From the top menu select Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur.
5. Drag the Radius slider to create the desired effect. I usually use between 8-14 for a good soft effect, or 2-8 for a smooth but less soft effect.
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Tips: The Gaussian Blur is what changes the 'style' of the effect, as you will see. You can adjust the 'intensity' of the effect by changing the opacity from the 50% originally set.
I've used it in a lot of black and white shots, but it works for anything, looks great on portraits.
Lemme know what you think!
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