Optics: How to Add Lens Flares in Photoshop

July 27, 2020


Ben Brownlee creates gorgeous realistic and stylistic lens flares in Photoshop using Boris FX Optics. The renowned Sapphire LensFlare has come to Photoshop! Find the most appropriate starting point for your image from the scores of professional presets. Flares are based on real-world lenses or stylized, graphic flares. Quickly customize these for your image, and combine multiple flares for stunning results.

Optics is a plugin for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom. 160 filters and 1000s of presets for color correction, film stocks, lens effects, lighting effects, and much more. Features Boris FX Sapphire - Emmy award-winning plugins used on Hollywood films.

Available now as a plug-in for Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom, as well as a standalone application for macOS and Windows.