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Maybe this info will make you look at what can be done with this plug-in from a little different point-of-view – I know it changed how I am using it. It really is an incredible result and I am so happy I tried out the presets.

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You really need to at least look at his PDF and try his settings to see how the light effect changes in your images.

I find this very helpful to do when adjusting the sliders for each image – you are just looking at the black and white tones and not the vivid colors, which can sometimes get in the way. One of Blake’s workflow steps when using Glow is t0 set the Overall Saturation to -1.00 so you can see what is going on with the luminance and not the color.

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I hope this blog has shown you how to get some gorgeous lighting effects with this plug-in. For all the settings on the dog image, check out Image 5 below. Once you find one you like, make a few changes for the specific image – you will get a real feel for what the sliders do and what effects you like. The presets Blake gave us and the ones I am providing are just nice starting places. You need to try different settings for different types of images. It did not work well with this image, but my Graphic III Beach preset looked real great on the image. I wanted to try out Blake’s Animal Glow preset. The beautiful dog image was taken by GaborfromHungary, and I wish I had taken it.

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The image is from MorgueFile Free Photos – this site is loaded with fabulous pictures. This last example is for all of us animal lovers – wanted to show how this plug-in does a great job with lighting on animal images. So below are the images as they appeared after Lightroom but before Photoshop. I decided to give you a small look at the original images as it is really hard to tell what effect this plug-in had on the images without them. I like this sort of illustrative feel that Glow can give to an image. See Image 4 for the complete workflow and plug-in settings. Not much was done this image other than adding Glow and clean up. It seemed to be begging for a Glow application, so here it is, but it definitely also shows the fractal side of the plug-in. This image is from my favorite eating place in the Daytona Beach area, Takeya Steak House – just the best! I could not resist taking this image while waiting of a table recently. His Room Glow preset was applied at 66% Strength and set to Hard Light blend mode before going back into Photoshop – it basically popped the picture! See Image 3 info for settings. That is because I felt the image needed that beautiful light effect that Blake discusses in his videos. First some texture and Topaz ReStyle was applied before Topaz Glow was used. In this image of a leafless tree taken from above on my phone, a different workflow was used. All the steps and settings are below under Image 2. Then Topaz Impression was applied using one of my presets at 82% Strength. Glow added the light to the foreground colors but by using Topaz ReMask, it did not affect the reflection and sky in the background. Then Glow came out and it has actually turned it into a rather unique feeling image. I could not get this image to post-process correctly so I had skipped it. These flowers were taken at Disney World Epcot Center last year. This image resulted in a pretty natural final look, which is what I wanted. Then the layer opacity of the Impression layer was reduced so you can still see some of those preserved Glow strokes. Since the original image was pretty nice for starters, Glow was used to just add detail and highlights to just the flower centers and leaves – the rest of the image looked way over-the-top with the settings used. A black layer mask was added to the Glow layer and just the parts where I wanted the Glow to show up were painted back in the layer mask. Two things were done differently from the usual application of this filter: 1. If you would like the detailed steps and plug-in settings used, check Image 1 info below. The image of the two pink hibiscus has both filters applied.

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Click on the Webinar link above for a download button that links to a Glow PDF file showing how to make his presets and several of his actions – I refer to the PDF file all the time now.įor me it seems Topaz Impression works great as the second step once Glow has been applied. I thought I would show you a few more examples of how Blake is using Glow to get some absolutely beautiful soft glow effects. I watched a Topaz Webinar by Blake Rudis’s ( Integrating Topaz Glow into Your Workflow) and then another shorter video ( Topaz Glow A Closer Look with Blending Options), and the program actually makes a lot more sense to me. Well, now that the holidays are over, I have had a chance to get reacquainted with Topaz (see sidebar at my Tidbits Blog for website link) Glow and start to understand this little gem of a plug-in a little bit more.