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In the same composition, use Select>Color Range…to select the high-lights of the base image. Be generous with the Fuzziness, as detail won’t be an issue. Copy the selection to a new layer (Command – J [PC: Ctrl - J]) and set its blend mode to Screen, which works kind of inversely from Multiply—blacks become invisible and whites are added. The result is a simple bloom or glow effect.
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Rhonda ~ RestLeSs D said on — July 2, 2009 @ 3:08 pm
I love this tip! Simple & quick but a very cool effect.
Thank you. Rhonda