Figure 11.152. The same image, before and after applying SoftGlow filter
This filter lights the image with a soft glow. Soft Glow produces this effect by making brigth areas of the image brighter.
You can find this filer in the Image menu: Filters->Atistic->Soft Glow.
Figure 11.153. “Soft Glow” filter options
The glow radius parameter controls the sharpness of the effect, giving a "vaseline-on-the-lens" effect.
The brightness parameter controls the degree of intensification applied to image highlights.
The sharpness parameter controls how defined or alternatively diffuse the glow effect should be.