Orton Treatment in PS

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Michael Orton developed this technique with slides, making one small aperture image, the next wide open and slightly out of focus, and making them into a "slide sandwich".
We can obtain a similar effect in PS with a few simple steps. The "glow" of the subject is the main feature in this technique. It's great for flowers, landscapes, and why not, macro!

Get your image and Image>Image Apply>, setting the blending mode to Screen and the opacity to 100%
Duplicate the image/ Image>duplicate
Go to Filter>Blur>gausian blur, and use from 40 to 50.
Select all, copy and paste over the screened image.
Set the blending mode to Multiply.

Edit as you would any other picture.
Enjoy!!!!