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Diffuse glow - The Holy Grail?
I have just discovered the joys of Photoshop's diffuse glow. This seems to give images that certain look that a lot of photographers have in their work. Not to mention that it makes the subject look younger. Kind of like a digital MUA! Dec 09 05 10:30 pm Link Can you post a sample? Dec 09 05 10:32 pm Link i luv diffuse glow, found it about 2 years ago, its a winner, the goth shot on my port is done with it. Dec 09 05 10:34 pm Link  Dec 09 05 10:44 pm Link It has been mentioned before, but diffuse glow can be easily abused. Dec 09 05 10:45 pm Link rp_photo wrote: Dec 09 05 10:51 pm Link liviamodel wrote: livia, diffuse glow is not something you need, ever. Dec 09 05 10:57 pm Link Step 14 (Creating plastic): Man, I remember this filter called "Diffuse Glow", it made things pretty smooth....I bet if I edit the person's face, then apply that filter.....OMG, that's perfect, her skin is so smooth, she doesn't even have any pores! YES!. Dec 09 05 10:57 pm Link If'n yer goin' fer an arteeestik look, it's kewl. If you're trying to achieve a photographic look, it's very hard to make it look anything other than artificial--so much work that it's usually faster and more effective to not use it. It depends on your goals. Dec 09 05 11:11 pm Link liviamodel wrote: perfect use of the tool Dec 09 05 11:32 pm Link wow..im surprised you can use yours..theres a guy in the tampa market that uses so much of..i cant use mine..its like the diffuse glow well has run dry from over use... Dec 09 05 11:44 pm Link When I first discovered Diffuse Glow, I thought it was the shiat. I quickly burned myself out on it. Now I really only like if I can't tell it was used. It has to be subtle and work seemlessly with the image. Dec 10 05 02:33 am Link Diffuse glow is absolutely the quickest, easiest, and best way to identify yourself as an internet photographer. (Internet models usually love it.) Dec 10 05 03:37 am Link Marko Cecic-Karuzic wrote: ding - ding - ding - ding we have winner ladies and gentleman !!!!! Dec 10 05 07:58 am Link Marko Cecic-Karuzic wrote: I once had a model complain about leaving zits and pores in the images. Diffuse glow would have helped there for sure. Dec 10 05 09:52 am Link Marko Cecic-Karuzic wrote: But what about the Wedding/Portrait martket? They love it too. And it's used in a lot of art and commercial shots as well. Dec 10 05 10:03 am Link rp_photo wrote: I would have thought her solution was healing brush and clone stamp, not diffuse glow. Dec 10 05 10:43 am Link pkun1 wrote: That's actually how I addressed the problem. I did not know about diffuse glow then. Dec 10 05 10:48 am Link I admit that I'm a recovering diffused glowoholic. I'm trying to cut back but using the edit > fade function in PS and then use the history brush to remove most of the glow except where it is really needed but it has been a tough battle as most of my models are enablers as they tend to love the effect. I'm trying to use plug-ins like Mystical lightings to slowly wean myself from the plastic effect of the glow, but the glow is so bright, so inviting, so seductive... and I am so weak... Dec 10 05 11:08 am Link "Diffuse glow - The Holy Grail?" LMAO Dec 10 05 01:27 pm Link I'll admit when I first discovered it I WAY overused it...but it still has it's place. I use it a lot on children's portraits when I'm doing hand-coloring. Dec 11 05 12:31 pm Link JBPhoto wrote: Clone tool at about 20% from a couple of different sources. It leaves the suggestion of pores. It's perfect for wiping out zits, lines, and softening glow. Dec 11 05 01:09 pm Link Holy Grail? No. But it will bail you out of some situations where you have accidently blown out some backgrounds. Dec 11 05 01:25 pm Link |
