Glow Effect in Photoshop

In this tutorial you will learn how to create a glowing bokeh effect in Photoshop.
Begin by opening Photoshop and inserting your photo.

Step 1 - Change to RGB mode

Go to Image and ensure RGB mode is selected and 8bit channel is selected.

Step 2 -  Duplicate the background image

Next select the duplicate layer and right click. Select convert to smart object.

Select the blending mode and change to screen.

Step 3 - Create a gaussian blur

Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian blur.

Change the radius to 10 px. Click OK.

Step 4 - Create an adjustment layer

Create a new adjustment layer and select color balance.

We now need to change the shadows. I use the following settings Cyan -26, Magenta -26, yellow +2 .

Now we need to change the mid tones - Cyan -6, Magenta - 15, yellow +11.

Finally the highlights - Cyan -30, magenta -6, yellow +22. then close the window.

Ensure the adjustment layer is selected and then click Ctrl + Shift + Alt + E. This will merge the layers.

Make sure the new merged layer is selected and change the blending mode to screen.

Step 5 - Create a new layer

With the new layer selected make sure the foreground color is set to white (1) and then select the brush tool (2).

Step 6 - Use a bokeh brush

If you do not have one you can check out the Bokeh Photoshop Brushes by MixPixBox.
Using the brush create a Bokeh effect around your image. Make sure you change the size of the circles when creating your effect.

Finally adjust the opacity of the effect to suit your needs.