Brighten your photo with lights overlay
Lights overlay is an ideal way to make your photos brighter and more vibrant.
Why use lights overlay
- Lights overlay can add highlights to your images, making the composition more attractive and enhancing its artistic quality.
- Lights overlay can create a specific mood or emotion, amplifying the emotional impact of the image.
- The contrast between light and shadow can add visual depth, making the image appear more three-dimensional.
Common light overlay effects include glows, light leaks, and flares.
Light Flare Overlay
When a bright light source shines directly into the camera lens, lens flare occurs. This light can appear in photos as circles, halos, starbursts, or a hazy effect. Lens flare was once considered an unintended consequence of lens imperfections, but it has now become a deliberate stylistic choice that can be used to create stunning visual effects.
Gold time
If you want to add lens flare to your photos and achieve a truly chic effect, consider shooting during the golden hour. Sunrise and sunset are the times of day when natural light is softest and most ideal, making them perfect for capturing stunning lens flare. In photography, we refer to the period just before and after sunrise and sunset as the golden hour. During these early morning and late afternoon hours, the sun is at the optimal angle for creating beautiful lens flare, with light streaks and orbs appearing clearly in your photos.
Adjust angle
Once you’ve selected your subject and positioned it as desired, start by taking a series of test shots to find the angle that produces the best lens flare. Keep in mind that when using the sun as a light source to capture lens flare, the effect can change rapidly and dramatically as the sun moves. This dynamic can help you create stunning photographic flare.
Light leak overlay
Light leaks have become a nostalgic element in photography, adding a vintage feel to images. Originating from the film photography era, light leaks were initially considered an unwanted flaw caused by accidental exposure to light. Over time, however, photographers embraced these imperfections, turning them into a unique and sought-after aesthetic. Today, light leaks are not just random artifacts; they have evolved into a carefully crafted creative tool used to enhance digital images.
Today, reproducing light leaks with a digital camera is extremely difficult, but the effect can be easily added using photo editing software.
Glow overlay
This effect allows you to create a realistic imitation of glowing objects. It can be used to design neon-like signs, highlight various elements in a photo, and for any situation where you need to depict inscriptions or objects emitting beams of light.
