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Apply this photo effect to your photos to accentuate the midtones in your photo. This Photoshop effect makes the midtones glow and darken the highlights and shadows for a unique and soft photo effect.

Midtones Bloom Photoshop Tutorial

Step 1

Open a photo that you want to apply this Photoshop effect to.

Step 2

First, we'll need to duplicate the layer. Choose Layer > Duplicate or press Ctrl+J to duplicate the layer. You should now have two layers with the top layer being Layer 1.

Step 3

Choose Filter > Stylize > Solarize. The image looks pretty ugly right now but don't worry, it'll look a lot better later.