Adding More Luster
Software : Photoshop CS
Level : Intermediate

Concept: Adding luster to the image is like like some special effect. It should not be considered as a regular photo retouching where we try to make a photo more realistic. In this lesson, its up to the user to decide the degree of the fantasy he or she wish to add to the image. Adobe Photoshop comes up with lots of filters and there are countless numbers of third party filters that can be installed in photoshop and used for special effects.

1. Open an image.

2. Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur (Radius 1.0 pixels)

3. Edit > Fade Gaussian Blur (Opacity 100% Mode: Vivid Light)