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Read
this first!:
Here is a tutorial on the ever popular "lens flare."
Word of advice: Try not to go overboard with this effect.
It can tend to look tacky if done too much (or too often for
that matter).
Click
here to get the Original
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Lets
shed some light on the situation (nyuk nyuk nyuk).
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Open
your subject car and go:
-Filter
-Render
-Lens Flare
First, use your curser and move the crosshair over one of the
headlights. Then, set your brightness level (I chose 75%
for this dark picture). Now choose what style of light you
would like. Some angles and photos work differently with
different millimeter lenses. Experiment and choose what
you think looks best.
Hit "OK"
Repeat this
step for the other headlight. |
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Now,
that you've added the flaring headlights, you can either call it
quits here, or add a little bit more realism by following the
steps below.
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Make
a duplicate of your background layer (you should now have 2
layers).
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While
your top layer is active, go:
-Filter
-Render
-Lighting Effects
Choose
your desired settings. Settings will be different
depending on the size of your picture and its
brightness.
Hit
"OK"
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You'll
notice that your new layer has a dark background around it now.
Simply use your eraser tool and erase the edges the darkened
background to only leave the bright part.
(the screen
shot to the right has the bottom layer set as invisible, hence
the checkered background)
Tools used this
step:
Eraser Tool
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We're
now much brighter!
(not to be confused with "smarter")
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