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Creating Drama with a Soft Spotlight Photoshop Tutorial

Drama Spotlight Photoshop TutorialThis is a great technique that lets you focus attention by using dramatic soft lighting.

1. Open the RGB photo to which you want to apply the soft spotlight effect.

Drama Spotlight Photoshop Tutorial

2. Go under the Filter menu, under Render, and choose Lighting Effects. The small preview window on the left side of the dialog shows you the default setting, which is a large oval light coming from the bottom right-hand corner.

Drama Spotlight Photoshop Tutorial

Drama Spotlight Photoshop Tutorial

3. For this effect, we’re going to use a very soft, narrow beam, so go under the Style pop-up menu at the top of the dialog (this is where the presets are) and choose Flashlight.

Drama Spotlight Photoshop Tutorial

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