Chris Nelson. Master Guide for Glamour Photography: Digital Techniques and Images. 2007

light. You’ll want to experiment with these modes to get the look

you want. For further control, adjust the opacity of the effect. The

lower the opacity, the more of the original image will show

through. Again, you’ll have to experiment to find the look you

want.

Porcelain Skin.To create an effect I call porcelain skin, I use Photoshop’s

blur filters. I often use digital glow and porcelain skin together, but you don’t

have to.

1. Go to Layer > Duplicate Layer.


2. Go to Filters> Diffuse Glow. Set the sliders as you like (I choose
   the following: grain—0 or 1; glow amount—8 to 10; clear
   amount—8 to 15).


3. Go to Fade > Diffuse Glow. From the mode drop-down menu,
   select Hard Light. Then, reduce the opacity to 70 percent (more
   or less is fine).


4. Go to Filters > Blur > Smart Blur. In the dialog box, set the radius
   at 5 to 7, the threshold at 25, and the quality to medium.

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ABOVE—Here’s a portrait of Ilicia. The inset is
the original; the large image has gone through
the Diffuse Glow process.

Smart Blur adds softness while trying to pre-
serve the sharpness of edges.