Soft Focus Technique

The soft focus technique involves slightly blurring or diffusing an image to create a gentle, dreamy, or romantic effect. It reduces sharp details, making skin look smoother and backgrounds more understated, often used in portrait photography and cinematography. This effect can be achieved with special lenses, filters, or post-processing, and it helps evoke emotion, create a sense of nostalgia, or emphasize a soft aesthetic. Essentially, it's about intentionally softening the clarity of an image to influence mood and visual appeal without losing the overall subject.