Congratulations! You've just Ortonized your image! The final image should have a dreamy, fairytale look to it. If the image is too dark, set the opacity of Background Copy layer a bit lower. If you only created one duplicate layer to make adjustments too you will have to go several steps back and up the brightness much more.
For those of you who like fewer button clicks you can download and install the Orton Effect Action for Adobe PSE and CS created by our graphics software Guide, Sue Chastain.
The Orton Effect - How to Ortonize Your Images
From Liz Masoner, former About.com Guide
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- The Orton Effect - How to Ortonize Your Images
- The Orton Effect - Choosing an Image
- The Orton Effect - Adding Layers
- The Orton Effect - Setting Layer Opacity
- The Orton Effect - Setting the Blur
- The Orton Effect - Applying the Blur
- The Orton Effect - Selecting the Brightness
- The Orton Effect - Applying the Brightness
- The Orton Effect - Merging the Layers
- The Orton Effect - Finished Image
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