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Okay guys, this is not an easy topic to make, because I'm criticizing some of your pictures and it's also a matter of taste, but I think it's worth it.
A lot of you guys are posting spectacular images with great editing and ruin it with the, from me so called, "Photoshop Lens Flare".
I'm talking about these:
The problems I have with them are, that they have a 'signature look' to them (which means you notice them as this or that filter at first glance) and they look nothing like real lens flares. To be honest, I will never understand how Adobe could think these are good filters.
Anyway, here are some basic tips to make better lens flares.
I know there are some artists on GTP which are more skilled than me,
so please feel free to add more stuff to it.
This thread is not meant to be a picture collection, just for useful tips!
I hope this might be useful for some, any questions or thoughts are appreciated.
A lot of you guys are posting spectacular images with great editing and ruin it with the, from me so called, "Photoshop Lens Flare".
I'm talking about these:
The problems I have with them are, that they have a 'signature look' to them (which means you notice them as this or that filter at first glance) and they look nothing like real lens flares. To be honest, I will never understand how Adobe could think these are good filters.
Anyway, here are some basic tips to make better lens flares.
I know there are some artists on GTP which are more skilled than me,
so please feel free to add more stuff to it.
This thread is not meant to be a picture collection, just for useful tips!
- The easiest way to create better lens flare effects is to download brushes, or other presets. Just use Google and you'll finde plenty of amazing stuff to upgrade the editing program of your choice.
- You can also make some nice things with the 'Photoshop Lens Flares'. Apply one of the flares where you want to have it and remove it afterwards with CTRL + Z (Step Backward). Make a new layer, fill it with 100% black and re-do the lens flare with CTRL + F. Now set the layer mode to Screen, this makes it possible to freely move and edit the applied flare WITHOUT ruining the image itself. I'd recommend to go to Edit->Hue/Saturation->Colorize and give it one, certain color. After you've done that, you can also edit the shape with gaussian or motion blur for example. You'll get rid of the ugly bubbles and be able to do some really funky lighting stuff with it.
- Think before applying a lens flare! Usually, only a really strong light source will give you a lens flare. So a basic light reflection from the paint shouldn't create one, or at least only a slight flare.
I hope this might be useful for some, any questions or thoughts are appreciated.
