Download Lens Flare Pack For Photoshop

We'll start by learning how to add lens flare, and position it exactly where we need it, using Photoshop's Lens Flare filter. Then, to keep things non-destructive, we'll undo the effect, add a new layer, and then instantly re-apply the Lens Flare filter using a handy shortcut!

For best results, you'll want to apply the lens flare effect to an image that has the light source actually visible in the photo, whether it's the sun, a studio light, or whatever the case may be. Here's the image I'll be working with (family on beach at sunset photo from Shutterstock):

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Here's how it will look after adding the lens flare. The important thing to note is that the lens flare and the photo are completely separate from each other, so if I change my mind later and decide I don't like it, I can easy remove the lens flare and revert back to the original image:

The first thing we need to do is add a lens flare the way we normally would if we were applying it directly to the image itself. Even though we're going to be undoing the effect, this gives us a chance to position the lens flare exactly where we want it. To add the lens flare, we'll use Photoshop's Lens Flare filter. Go up to the Filter menu in the Menu Bar along the top of the screen, choose Render, and then choose Lens Flare:

This opens the Lens Flare dialog box. Photoshop's Lens Flare filter adds a simulated lens flare effect to the image, and we can choose from one of four different types of lenses (50-300 mm Zoom, 35mm Prime, 105mm Prime, and Movie Prime) in the Lens Type section in the lower left. Each one will give the effect a different look. You can try them out by selecting them and seeing what each one looks like in the image preview area. I'm going to stick with the default 50-300mm Zoom lens. You can also adjust the brightness of the lens flare by dragging the Brightness slider left or right, but again, I'll stick with the default 100%.

To position the lens flare where you want it, simply click inside the preview area. The spot you click on becomes the center of the flare, indicated by the little target symbol. You can also click and drag to move the flare around. To keep the effect looking as realistic as possible, you'll want to place the target symbol over the light source in your image, which in my case is the setting sun:

The only problem is that we've applied the lens flare directly to the image itself, and that makes it a destructive edit because we've made permanent changes to the original photo. It's much better to work non-destructively whenever possible, keeping the image and the effect separate from each other. Let's see how we can apply the lens flare non-destructively by taking advantage of Photoshop's layer blend modes.

Now that we know exactly where we want the lens flare to appear, let's undo the effect by going up to the Edit menu at the top of the screen and choosing Undo Lens Flare. Or, use the handy keyboard shortcut Ctrl+Z (Win) / Command+Z (Mac). Either way works:

This opens the Fill dialog box. Set the Contents option at the top to Black (*in Photoshop CS6 and earlier, the Contents option is named Use). Filling the layer with black will make it easy for us to blend the lens flare in with the photo, as we'll see in a moment:

Now that the layer is no longer blank, we can re-apply our Lens Flare filter. Photoshop remembers all of the settings we used for the filter the last time we applied it, including the flare's position, so all we need to do is re-apply it using those exact same settings, and Photoshop gives us a couple of shortcuts we can use to do that.

First, the last filter we applied will always appear as the first option at the top of the Filter menu. To quickly re-apply the lens flare, just go up to the Filter menu and you'll find Lens Flare at the very top of the list. Click on it to re-apply it with the same settings as before. Or, an even faster way to re-apply the last filter you used is to simply press Ctrl+F (Win) / Command+F (Mac) on your keyboard:

All we need to do now is hide all of that solid black on the layer and blend the lens flare into the image below it, and we can do that easily by changing the "Lens flare" layer's blend mode from Normal to Screen. You'll find the blend mode option in the upper left of the Layers panel:

Since the lens flare is now on a separate layer above the image, we can turn it on and off by clicking the layer's visibility icon (the eyeball). Click it once to turn the lens flare off. Click it again to turn it back on:

You can adjust the colors in your lens flare so they better match the colors of your image. First make sure you still have the "Lens flare" layer selected in the Layers panel. Then go up to the Image menu at the top of the screen, choose Adjustments, then choose Hue/Saturation:

This opens the Hue/Saturation dialog box. Dragging the Hue slider left or right will shift the colors in your lens flare as if you're rotating them around a color wheel. Choose colors that are a good match for your photo. In my case, the lens flare already contains some nice reds and oranges that work well, but I'll drag the Hue slider a bit to the right to shift the colors more towards yellow:

Drag the Radius slider along the bottom of the Gaussian Blur dialog box towards the right. The further you drag the slider, the more blurring you'll apply to the lens flare and the softer it will appear. Keep an eye on your image as you drag the slider to judge the results since the amount you need will depend on the size of your image. In my case, a Radius value of around 12 pixels works well:

Finally, there's a couple of ways that we can adjust the intensity of the lens flare depending on whether you need to increase or decrease its brightness. If you're already happy with the way things look, you can skip this last step, but if you find that your lens flare is too bright, you can reduce its intensity by lowering the opacity of the "Lens flare" layer. You'll find the Opacity option in the upper right of the Layers panel, directly across from the blend mode option. The more you lower the opacity value from its default 100%, the more the lens flare will fade into the image:

Hello, I added a lens flare effect to one of my photos (through Filter > Render > Lens Flare) and I want to change the place of it/remove it now but it doesn't show up in layers anywhere and I cannot use undo to remove it and do it again. Anyone know how to change it or get rid of it? Thanks.

The lens flare is one of the most commonly used visual effects in digital photography editing. It's also quite common to find the use of a lens flare filter in videos, especially cinematic edits and music videos.

We encounter lens flare on a daily basis when looking at something bright, like the sun or a bright light source, so when it's used in an image or a video, it just makes the result more realistic and natural.

Of course, most of the time, when a digital artist or photo editor adds a lens flare to their image, they might slightly "boost" it for a more dramatic effect, but the final result will look good to the eye nonetheless.

So, to define it, the lens flare effect occurs when a ray of bright light hits a lens system, like the human eye or a camera lens, and then scatters, creating an "unwanted" artifact in the image. However, this "unwanted" artifact is actually what we want when we're trying to add lens flare to an image in Photoshop or any other software.

Often, artists rely on the lens flare filter to overemphasize how bright a specific light source in their image or video is. Looking at a bright light source will not always cause you to see the light scatter and create artifacts, but it does look impressive in a movie or a photograph, so we tend to use it regardless.

With that said, there are a few different types of lens flare that we define based on how the artifact caused by the light scattering manifests. We categorize them so that it's easier to describe what exactly we want to add to our photo/video when we opt for a lens flare filter.

As mentioned earlier, there are a few different types of lens flare. You may find some artists refer differently to each one, but these are the generally well-known names for the four different types: "Ghosting", "Starburst", "Veiling", and "Anamorphic Lens Flare".

This is one of the most common occurrences of a lens flare, and it manifests in the form of artifact-like rings or circles, spreading out from the main light source. Unlike the starburst type, you can get this naturally in your photos without the need to adjust anything.

This type of lens flare occurs when the photographer takes the shot with an intentionally lowered aperture, meaning less light gets to reach the sensor. So, instead of large and "soft" circles, like in the "Ghosting" lens flare type, you get smaller but crispier, starburst-like artifacts from the light sources, and that's where the name comes from.

This type of lens flare occurs when the main light source causing the flare is outside of the shot. We cannot directly see it, but its rays still manage to hit the front of the lens, therefore creating a veil of light that covers the entire scene. This type of lens flare is also the easiest one to misuse, as too much of the "veil" can make the photo look washed out, or "faded" as most would like to call it.

This type of lens flare is used the most in cinematography, but it's also the most difficult one to create naturally (without using software to add it artificially) because it requires a specific anamorphic lens. If you've watched Star Trek or anything directed by JJ Abrams, you're likely familiar with this type of lens flare. 2351a5e196