Add lens flare to your photos

Add the Lens flare filter to create a sense of drama and magic to your images. Here's how you can do it in Photoshop.

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With one click, you can add lens flare to your images in Photoshop and have them ready to use in your composites.

  1. You can access the Discover Panel in Photoshop using the search icon at the upper right of the interface. Alternatively, you can use the Cmd/Ctrl + F keyboard shortcut or choose Help > Photoshop Help from the menu bar.

  2. In the Discover Panel dialog box, navigate to the Browse > Quick Actions section and scroll down to the Add lens flare quick action. 

  3. Click the Apply button and you will see that your image gets transformed with the effect of pointing a camera toward bright light. 

    Navigate to the Discover panel > Quick Actions > Add duotone effect and click Apply

    Note:

    To try on a different layer, select the one you want from the Layers panel, then click Refresh.

  4. You can further refine your action on the image by going to Filter > Render > Lens Flare and adjusting the Brightness and Lens Type settings. 

  5. Click the Revert button to undo the quick action's steps all at once. Click Browse more quick actions to choose from a variety of quick actions you can apply to your image. 

Note:

The Lens flare quick action is not available for layers with a smart filter. 

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