How to Get Cinematic Highlight Glow in Photoshop

A video on YouTube. In Photography & Film, a Krater category.

Summary by Krater

This tutorial demonstrates how to create a soft, dreamy light bloom effect in Adobe Photoshop using Color Range selections, Smart Filters, Gaussian Blur, and Camera Raw adjustments, illustrated with portrait photographs.

From the video

Answers: How do you create a dreamy light bloom effect in Photoshop?

Photoshop dream blur effect
Color Range selection in Photoshop
Gaussian Blur for glow effects
Smart Filters in Photoshop
Camera Raw color grading

What it concludes

Converting layers to Smart Objects allows filter settings to be adjusted at any time.
Using multiple blur layers with varying radius and opacity settings enhances the dreamy glow effect.
Applying Color Range to select highlights provides a targeted base for the light bloom effect.
Color grading shadows and highlights in Camera Raw adds an artistic, warm tone to the image.

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