When used with advanced methods and great care Orton, Dreamy or Highlight Glow types of effects are often a wonderful secret weapon in the arsenal of advanced landscape and nature photographers.
The video tutorial “Mastering Orton / Dreamy and Highlight Glow Effects” gives a general layout of the development and history of Orton / Dreamy and Highlight Glow types of effects in digital post-production and takes the viewer through a diversity of approaches (from simple to advanced) that have been developed by various top photographers over time.
Laid out are the most flexible and least destructive ways to use various global and localized glow effects. Also laid out is a very creative and unusual way to easily create your own custom personalized effects.
Everything is hit on in the video including 3rd party effects like Nik and various approaches to layer masking. *See below for recent testimonials about the video.
