My Photoshop Classroom

Creative children's portraits at My Photoshop Classroom, including photographs of children, close-up children's portraits, children playing, and baby photographs.
By :  Firos Muhammed  on May 31, 2013

1 - Open Adobe Photoshop 

2 - I am giving the original picture i have used here. you can download the same 

     and work on it

Step > 1
3 - Open the file  > File > Open > Select picture

Shortcut  > Ctrl + O

Step > 2

4 - Now lets start the editing work

5 - Open level >  Ctrl + L
     Adjust the input level to the value 1.10 

Shortcut  > Ctrl + L

Step > 3
6 - The first step is to create Duplicate Layer

7- To create duplicate layer right click on the Background Layer

Step > 4
8 - Select the Pen Tool 

9 - Cut Out the child figure from the picture, so that the effect are applied to the 

      background only  

Step > 5

10 - Once the Pen Toll reaches the ending point Click > Ctrl + Enter

11 - The child image gets selected. then go to select > Inverse 

       for the background selection 

12 - After the background gets selected, go to Blending Mode and select Lighten Effect

Step > 6

13 - Next go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur

Step > 7

13 - In the Gaussian Blur window , mark radius value > 0.9

Step > 8

15 - Create a new Document 

16 - Select paint bucket and fill black color 

Step > 9 

15 - Next go to filter > Render > Lens Flare...

16 - After that apply the values as shown below

Step > 10

15 - The result you will be getting is the above given

15 - The result you will be getting is the above given

Step > 11

15 - You will get 3 layers 

16 - Select the Lens Flayer Layer and from the Blending Mode Select > Screen

Final Result

Thank You Guys

About the Author

Firos Muhammed is the Founder and Chief Editor of My Photoshop Classroom. He’s also a creative director/designer who specializes in front-end development (JavaScript, HTML, CSS) development. Being a highly enthusiastic designer, he has tried out his hands in web designing and development, interactive  designing and more in the field of designing. If you’d like to connect with him, head on over to the contact page