post processing – dreamy

Aug 17, 2012

To ramp up the ‘look & feel’ of your photos and give them a “dreamy” look, simply follow the instructions below. This technique will work in any photography editing program so long as you can create and manipulate layers. So pick a photo you want to play with, open it up in Photoshop or your favorite photo editing program, and let’s get started!

This is so easy, you won’t believe it!

    1. Create a new layer.
    2. Stamp visible. (You can do this by holding down the ALT or OPTION key and clicking “MERGE VISIBLE” under the layer tab.)
    3. Blur the layer. (Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur — set at about 25 pixels)
    4. Blending change to OVERLAY. (You can find this in your LAYERS PANEL — change from NORMAL to OVERLAY.)
    5. Adjust the transparency to suit your dreamy mood and flatten layers.
    6. Save and share.