How to achieve diffuse light/glow effect

[kristen riley]

Hi. I found a picture on photo.net that I really admire. Here is

the link. http://www.photo.net/photo/3136613

If anyone knows how to get this effect during post processing in

Photoshop please let me know. I would really like to try it. Thanks

in advance.

[jpbarilguerard]

Some Diffuse Glow, I'd say.

 

Maybe a Gaussian Blur duplicate layer set to Screen or Lighten.

[beauh44]

That's a nice shot. I'm not sure if this is exactly the technique that was used <a href="http://www.escrappers.com/difusionglow.html">but it's pretty close.</a> Good luck!

[kirk_thompson]

I believe Michael Reichmann put an article about this on his Luminous Landscape site

some time ago.

[olivier_reichenbach]

I don't know if that's what you're looking for but here is how I did this picture of my

grandson:

 

- Usual corrections for crop, levels, color balance and saturation.

 

- Mode 8 bits

 

- Duplicate layer

 

- Gaussian blur 35 to 45%

 

- Blend "down" (in "Blending options") to between 30 and 35% ("to taste")

 

- Layer mask (the little white circle at the bottom of the layer palette. You'll know you're

there when the background color goes to white)

 

- Brush tool to bring back eyes and mouth to non-blurred

 

- Flatten

 

- Last corrections for saturation, contrast and brightness.

 

Nice, but a bit artificial for my taste.<div></div>

[kristen riley]

Thanks to you all for the help. I will try it. Kristen