With few simple steps your pic can get a special effect like its in a movie scene. , . We will create a soft , dreamy effect on the face also make it stand out with warm color from the background darkened. , .

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This effect is suitable to close-up portrait photographs. .
1. 1. Duplicate your pic. . Apply photo filter. . Its to make the face have warm tone. , . If your model face is dark or warm, skip this step or lower opacity. , .

Then apply Gassian blur with 10 px. Gassian 10 . Set this layer to Multipy 50% 50% Multipy

2. 2. Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E. Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E. Choose Filter- Distort - Diffuse glow ( i set background color to fbd0d0). Filter-Distort - Diffuse Glow ( fbd0d0).


3. 3. Apply Gassian blur with 4px and lower opacity to 50%. Gassian 4px 50%.

4. 4. Apply Lens Correction: Lens Correction:


5. 5. Ctrl+Shift+Alt+E. Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E. Use Ellipse Marque tool to create a selection around the model face, set feather = 20. Ellipse Marque , , = 20. Select Inverse we have: :

Choose Image - Apply Image: - :

Press Ctrl+L to adjust levels , increase dark green tone that is popular in movie effect: Ctrl + L , - , :

Choose Select - Inverse again then apply Photo filter from Image - Adjustment: Select - - :

Ctrl+D to deselect we have final effect: Ctrl + D, :

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