On this video Colin Smith from PhotoshopCAFE shows how to add realistic looking flares to your shots in Photoshop.
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The trick that Smith shows in this video is simple – create a grey layer, turn it off. Make a lens flare (filter>render>lens flare) and place it in a reflected place or from your light source in your image. Smith uses the 105mm (he uses about 120%).
This lens flare is destructive – if you want a non destructive version – hit ctrl Z to undo it and apply hard light blend layer and press ctrl F it will repeat the last filter that you used and now you can play with it in a non destructive way.
You can also give it a little bit of color with a new layer add a gradient an use something light soft light blend mode (you don’t have to do that if this looks too much to you).
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