Soft focus

Get a soft-focus dreamy look to your photos, sometimes referred to as the Hollywood effect or glamour glow. Covering in-camera and post processing solutions

Most of us are always on the lookout for new, inventive ways to get amazing results with photography. While we all love new gear, sometimes you just can justify a $150 fisheye for a one time shot. In cases like this, there’s usually an alternative: photography equipment that you can make yourself.

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Create professional dreamy lighting effect with this Photoshop action! Includes 6 actions, separated by 3 intensities and clean/noisy version. One-click - Just open your photo and press play on the action! (THE FILES ARE IN A .ZIP ARCHIVE. If you don't have a software to extract the files, visit: http://www.7-zip.org/)

Think back to when you first discovered your favorite hobby – remember that initial passion you felt? That knowledge that you had found something special, something that would inevitably become a part of you. I remember when I first began taking pictures, I loved experimenting with lens techniques and in-camera effects. I’d spend an entire […]

A soft-focus effect is usually associated with ‘romantic’ portraits or early glamour shots. However, to see this effect purely in those limiting ways would be to miss out on a very creative tool. Many photographers from the past have employed this look to good effect on all kinds of subjects. The term ‘soft focus’ might […]

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Sensual soft focus portrait of young woman with festive make up hiding behind sparkling tinsel with closed eyes