I know everyone reading this has seen a Glamour shot. If by some chance you have not, then you are obviously like 5 years old. They were huge in the 90’s, and I have even seen some small boutique studios are currently offering them again. So you might ask yourself, do I need expensive lenses, maybe a Lens baby or some other old trick to achieve that dreamy feel? Not at all! Hit the jump to achieve the same effect in less than 60 seconds.
OK, no waxing poetic about on this post. This is a down and dirty Photoshop tutorial, so follow along and enjoy the trip back to the 90s.
1. Open up your picture in Photoshop. If the image is in Lightroom just export it for Editing into PS.
2. Duplicate the primary layer.
3. Apply a Gaussian Blur to the bottom layer. Make it strong enough to achieve a good blur, but not strong enough where you can’t tell what is in the scene.
4. Transfer to the upper, as of yet untouched, layer. Change the Layer blending mode to Screen.
5. Tweak Brightness and Color if needed.
6. You’re done!
Granted 60 seconds is only applicable to a seasoned Photoshop user, however I can’t see a complete novice needing more than 5 minutes to complete this look. Below is an example. Enjoy!
