Graphics Programs Reference
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Step Four:
At the top of the Layers panel, lower the Opacity of this blurry layer to 70%. It still looks
really blurry, but what gives this the right look is when you change the blend mode of this
blurry layer from Normal to
Soft Light
. Now you get that soft glow across the image that
takes the edge off the harsh HDR look. Again, all three of these finishing moves are option-
al, so don't think you have to apply them, but now at least if you do want to apply them,
you know how to do it (and I usually do all three to my tone-mapped HDR images. If I'm
going for the realistic HDR look, then I'll do the sharpening but I don't generally add the
vignette or the blur to soften the look).
