How to Create soft focus effect with photoshop plugin

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It's pretty useful to add a soft-focus effect to an image that not only minimizes imperfections but also adds a glow to the subject’s skin and still keeps its main features in focus. In this tutorial, I'll show you a quick way to make it with the help of a little plugin called Soft Vignette.

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Solution

Download Soft Vignette and extract "softvignette.8bf" into ...\Adobe Photoshop CS4 Extended\Plug-ins\.
Launch Adobe Photoshop and open the image you want to create soft focus effect.
Selct Filter > xero > Soft Vignette. Just drag the sliders to customize the settings to make the soft focus effect you need.

Gradient shape - You can choose from a drop-down list of 14 gradient shapes.
Sharp - With this checkbox selected, the vignette shape will have more clearly defined edges.
Invert - Invert the gradient.
Effect type - You can choose from a drop-down list of 14 effects.
Pattern type - This drop-down allows you to choose 8 different pattern masks, so that the effect is applied as a pattern of dots or lines.
Repeats - Make the selected gradient to be applied in a repeating pattern across the image,
Width - Control the width of the gradient.
Height - Control the height of the gradient.
Strength - Set the intensity of the gradient.
Click OK to apply the soft focus effect to the image.
Here are some different soft focus effect I made with this photo.

Tips

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