Romantic Daylily Soft Photograph With Bokeh In Photoshop - How To

I have a fascination lately with Bokeh effects and this tutorial from Matt at Design Nocurne covers faking it in Photoshop very well. I think next time I would choose a photo with more pink and would have masked the focal point so that Bokeh effect can be behind it.

My Notes: There's a lot of steps and I know I'll never remember all of them

Background Layer
Open background photo in Photoshop

Lens Flare Layer
New layer - Fill with black
Filter > Render > Lens Flare. Brightness 150, Lens Type 50-300.
Drag cross hairs to locate the lens flare in the photo.
Blending Mode > Screen. Opacity 60%

Make A Bokeh Brush:
Select a brush shape - I used a hard round one

Click on Brush Tip Shape
Size 150px, Angle 0 degrees, Hardness 80%, Roundness 100%, Spacing 300%

Click on Shape Dynamics
Size Jitter 50% - everything else is off and/or 0

Click on Scattering
Check Both Axes 100%, Control off, Count 1, Count Jitter 0, Control Fade.

Click on Color Dynamics
Foreground/Background Jitter 0, Control off, Hue Jitter 50%, Saturation Jitter 0, Brightness Jitter 15, Purify 0

Click on Wet Edges

Click on the Create New Brush icon located next to the trash can.
Name - I chose Bokeh Brush Round
It will be found now in Brush Presets on the bottom.

Bokeh Layer
Apply Bokeh brush to a new layer. Choose a light color. Blending Mode > Overlay. Paint over the surface, changing the size and overlapping occasionally. Gaussian Blur 6 px. Opacity 60%.

Bokeh Layer 2
The next layer is basically the same but the Opacity is lower.

Purple Color Fill Layer
Adjustment Layer > Solid Color. Purple. Blending Mode > Screen. Opacity 60%

Yellow Color Fill Layer
Adjustment Layer > Solid Color. Yellow. Blending Mode > Soft Light. Opacity 60%

Brown Gradient Fill Layer
Adjustment Layer >Gradient Fill, brown to transparent. Linear, 90 degrees, Scale 150, check Align With Center. Blending Mode > Soft Light. Opacity 50%

White Gradient Fill Layer
Adjustment Layer >Gradient Fill, white to transparent. Linear, 90 degrees, Scale 150, check Align With Center, check Reverse. Blending Mode > Soft Light.