What is Lens Flare Adder?

Lens Flare Adder overlays realistic flare effects on your photos. Pick a style (classic, anamorphic, starburst, soft, or rainbow), set position, intensity, and color, then download the result. Works well with landscapes, portraits, and any shot that could use a cinematic glow.

The flare is rendered on a canvas overlay so the original pixels stay intact until you download. Pick from twelve named presets or fine-tune your own with five style profiles, rotation for directional streaks and rays, intensity, size, and colour. Stack up to eight flares on one image, hold the Show original button to compare the effect against the bare upload, copy the result straight to your clipboard, and export as PNG, JPG, or WebP at the source resolution.

How to use

1. Upload an image by clicking the upload area or dragging and dropping your photo.
2. Click on the image to position the flare source, then adjust intensity, size, and color using the controls.
3. Preview the result in real-time and download the final image with the lens flare baked in.

When to use

• Selling outdoor product shots that look flat under overcast studio light.
• Hiding a blown-out highlight or harsh sun in a wedding or travel photo.
• Giving game screenshots or 3D renders a J.J. Abrams-style cinematic feel.

Result

You have a sunset landscape photo that needs more drama. You click near the sun to place the flare, pick a warm golden style, raise the intensity to 75%, and scatter a few secondary spots along the diagonal. Now the shot has that streaky, lens-flare glow you see in big-budget sci-fi.

FAQ

Will the flare match the direction of light already in my photo?

You set the position manually, so place the centre on whatever bright spot already exists (the sun, a streetlight, a window). The anamorphic and starburst profiles look most convincing when their axis lines up with that source.

Which flare style should I pick for a portrait?

Soft and Classic are the safest options for faces because they spread the highlight gently and don't draw lines across the skin. Anamorphic adds a wide blue streak that suits cinematic crops but can fight a tight head-and-shoulders frame.

Why does the flare look pixelated when I download a small image?

The flare renders at your image's native resolution. On a 400px-wide photo even a small flare covers a few hundred pixels, so any soft gradient will show banding. Upscale the source before adding the effect if you need smoother falloff.

Can I stack several flares on the same image?

Yes — add up to eight flares per image, each with its own preset, style, position, rotation, intensity, size, and colour. The flare list across the top of the controls lets you select, rename, and remove each one, and they all render together on the canvas so you can build layered cinematic light setups in a single export.

Does adding a flare reduce image quality?

Only the area covered by the flares is altered. The rest of the photo is re-encoded in the format you pick (PNG is lossless; JPG and WebP use a small amount of compression at quality 95), so detail outside the flare zones stays effectively identical to your upload.

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