Add this classic dreamy effect to your photos. Now you can copy studio photo effects on your photos with this easy Photoshop tutorial.

Open an image

Choose File > Open. Browse for the image file and click OK. The image should now be loaded into Photoshop.

Duplicate the layer

Press Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer. Change the blending mode of the new layer to Screen.

Add a Gaussian Blur filter

Choose File > Blur > Gaussian Blur. Adjust the radius then click OK.

Duplicate the layer

Press Ctrl+J to create a duplicate of the current layer. Now change the blending mode of this layer to Overlay.

Fixing overexposed areas

We have the fog overlay Photoshop effect, but the highlights look clipped. In the image used for this tutorial, the wedding dress turned into a white blob. In the steps below, you will learn how to fix this problem and restore detail to overexposed areas.

First, select the two layers and press Ctrl+G to group those two layers. Then, select the layer group and choose Layer > Layer Mask > Reveal All.

Select the layer mask then choose Image > Apply Image. Use the settings from the above image.

The above image compares the Photoshop effect without and with the layer mask. The layer mask reduces the effect from the highlights so that there is less blown highlights.

Final Results

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