Create a dreamy cool lotus flower in two simple steps

Source: Photography Friends Author: Unknown Although the process of this tutorial is simple, the idea is very special. The author did not directly superimpose the light spot material on the lotus material, but used the lotus flower to superimpose the light spot material, which produced a stronger dreamy effect.
Original picture

final effect
After preparing the materials, we overlap the two pictures in photoshop. First put the two pictures into Photoshop, use the spot map as the base map, copy the lotus and place it on the spot base map as layer one; change the blending mode of layer one to screen, and adjust the transparency. Adjust it here to 80% to make the main body of the lotus clearer and create a sense of transparency for the petals.



After the synthesis is completed, it needs to be color-adjusted. First, adjust the curve to brighten the overall picture, while enhancing the contrast between bright and dark parts to remove the gray texture of the picture;

Secondly, by adjusting the color balance to change the color temperature of the photo, lower the color temperature and create a cool feeling, the picture will look more dreamy;

Finally, adjust the overall brightness and contrast to improve it; after the adjustment, you can also crop it appropriately according to the composition of the picture to get a dreamy lotus picture.