Creating a Dreamy Photo
In this tutorial, we will be giving your photo a dreamy effect in Photoshop by using Gaussian Blur. It will give your photo a softer touch, illuminating your photo without using the brightness/exposure function. 1. Open up your image in Photoshop. I will be using this image:
2. Select in the top toolbar Edit > Blur > Gaussian Blur
3. Match your settings to mine:

4. Now at the top toolbar select Edit > Fade Gaussian Blur or just click Shift+Ctrl+F on your keyboard.
5. Match your settings to mine:

You’re done! You’ll end up with this final effect: