This soft focus effect make portrait photos look dreamy and soft.
First, open Photoshop and open a picture into Photoshop.
Next, press Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer and then change the blending mode for the new layer to Screen.
Select the top layer and then go to Filter> Blur> Gaussian Blur. Then pick a setting you want. The larger number you use, the more blurred the effect will be.
Now go to Layer> New Adjustment Layer> Levels and move the middle slider towards the right until you restore the correct exposure.
Learn how to create this easy and fast trendy photo effect. This is a Photoshop CS3 tutorial but includes alternative instructions for older versions...
written by presell, January 04, 2008
I discovered that way by myself. On my website you will find link's to my pictures on flickr and there is perfect example.