Transform portrait photos into dreamy, romantic images with floating bubbles and soft bokeh light. Popular for wedding and engagement photography.

Step 1: Prepare the Photo

Open your portrait photo. Duplicate the background layer. Apply a slight Gaussian Blur (3px) to the duplicate and set to Screen at 30% for soft glow.

Step 2: Color Grading

Add a Photo Filter adjustment layer: Warming Filter (85) at 25% density. Add a soft pink Color Fill layer (#ffc0cb) at 10% opacity, blending mode Soft Light.

Step 3: Create Bubbles

New layer. Use Ellipse Tool to draw circles of varying sizes (20–120px). Fill with white, reduce opacity to 40%. Add Inner Glow (white, Screen) and Outer Glow for shine.

Step 4: Bokeh Light Spots

Paint soft white dots with a large fuzzy brush at 10% opacity scattered across the image. Duplicate layer, set to Overlay. This simulates out-of-focus light sources.

Step 5: Final Vignette

Add an oval selection, invert, feather 80px, and fill with black at 20% opacity on a new layer. This draws focus to the subject's face.

That's it! You've completed this tutorial. Experiment with the techniques and share your results with the Designstacks community.