Dazzling. Soft, elegant, glowing.
The Orton Effect is a fast way to give your photos a dreamy look. Michael Orton uses this technique with multiple images taken on slide film.
Thanks to modern image editing magic, you can get the same watercolor-like appearance with a single image.
Even better, it’s a great way to improve slightly out-of-focus shots!
The Orton Effect
on pcin.net
p.s. Thanks to our friend Sumul Shah for first cluing us into this technique. Check out some of his pics that use this effect.
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