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I have noticed some photos have this glowy/dreamy light effect. I am not sure how this is achieved (shooting/editing??). Does anyone know? I have included an example. enter image description here

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  • \$\begingroup\$ photoshop: duplicate image, add blur, set opacity \$\endgroup\$
    – jhamon
    Jan 11, 2018 at 13:13
  • \$\begingroup\$ old school: soft focus filter bhphotovideo.com/c/product/609131-REG/… \$\endgroup\$
    – Jindra Lacko
    Jan 11, 2018 at 15:37
  • \$\begingroup\$ Might just be me, but it looks like the contrast on this one was lowered as well. Saturation seems a bit less too. \$\endgroup\$
    – OnBreak.
    Jan 11, 2018 at 17:17

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An OOOOLD trick: use a womens nylon stocking and clamp it over the lens.

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  • \$\begingroup\$ The "granny" style ones that only came up to about 3/4 of the way from the ankle to the knee were easier to use and stuff in the bottom of your camera bag. \$\endgroup\$
    – Michael C
    Jan 12, 2018 at 5:46

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