Analog, added during exposure
| Method | Comments |
|---|---|
| Soft Focus Lens | I have no plans to go out and look for specifically for a soft focus lens |
| Grease on the front of the lens or on the filter | I don't have a spare filter to try this with at the moment. Maybe I'll try this once I get a better protective filter to replace my current crap one. |
| Stocking over the front of the lens | Haven't tried this (yet) |
| Breathe on lens | Interesting idea for cold weather |
Digital, added during postprocessing
| Method | Steps Involved | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Forrest Croce |
| Pretty good looking result. GIMP's motion blur needs a workaround. Value Propagate can substitute for Maximum here. |
| Eric R. Jeschke |
| Fails to preserve contrast. Not automated (levels step is subjective). |
| Tom Nieman (link intentionally broken by author, you need to turn off javascript or click Effects then Soft Focus) |
| Fails to preserve contrast. Fails to brighten the image. |
| Cliff Smith |
| Exceedingly and painfully blurry |
| PCPhoto (via jeaniesa) |
| A little bit blurry. Improved somewhat by using the soft focus layer as a layer mask for itself and switching to screen mode. |
| GIMP:Script-Fu:Photo Effects:Style:Soft Focus |
| Looks similar to PCPhoto image with the screen mode and layer mask improvements I suggested. Fails to move lights into dark areas. |
| Tim Gerla |
| Looks good, also adds sepia, haven't looked into how it works yet |
various methods compared here as well
