Photoshop Editing Technique

Jimmy on Phototips.biz had this really cool and easy editing tip for Photoshop this week and here is what I did with it on a recent photo shoot.

My original edited pic:

In Photoshop, duplicate your layer (background). Go to "filter", gaussian blur with 30 pixels. Then under "layers" click "overlay" or "screen". I chose "overlay" which is the result below. Cool, isn't it? You can adjust the opacity a bit if you need to also. Quick and easy!!

After PS technique:

This technique gives a dreamy quality to the photo.