Professional Photography Touchup
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Sam Lee
The traveller who wants to see the world.
By Sam Lee
Published on April 20, 2008
A simple diffusion trick that magazine publishers use to glamor up photos.
Start by opening an image or photograph of your choice.
From "Filter" menu select render>>diffuse glow. Apply settings as shown.
Duplicate the layer. Change the layer mode to "Hard Light".
Duplicate the layer and press Ctrl+F to reapply the previous filter.
Change the layer mode to "soft light".
Not a bad little touch up. It works quite well with black and white photos as well.
From "Filter" menu select render>>diffuse glow. Apply settings as shown.
Duplicate the layer. Change the layer mode to "Hard Light".
Duplicate the layer and press Ctrl+F to reapply the previous filter.
Change the layer mode to "soft light".
Not a bad little touch up. It works quite well with black and white photos as well.