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This soft focus effect make portrait photos look dreamy and soft.

Photoshop Tutorial Preview

Step 1

First, open Photoshop and open a picture into Photoshop.

Step 2

Next, press Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer and then change the blending mode for the new layer to Screen.

Step 3

Select the top layer and then go to Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur. Then pick a setting you want. The larger number you use, the more blurred the effect will be.

Step 4

Now go to Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Levels and move the middle slider towards the right until you restore the correct exposure.

Final Results

Here’s the finished Photoshopped product.