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Light Leak Effect

This tool generates procedural edge light and lens flare effects in your browser. It applies a light bloom effect over the image while maintaining structural detail. The effect builds up through multiple layers, combining a soft wash of color with customizable film grain.

Procedural light generation

Instead of applying static overlay images, the tool renders gradients and flares mathematically. This allows you to regenerate the position and shape of the leak without changing the base aesthetic. You can use it to create bloom glow around lights in my photo by adjusting the intensity slider to control the highlight expansion.

Film grain integration

Light leaks often look artificial if applied over a clean digital image. The film finish setting blends grain, dust, and a soft vignette into both the original image and the leak layers. This ties the added color wash to the underlying photo structure for a cohesive analog texture.

Tone and exposure handling

The effect operates through additive blending. This helps adjust exposure online to balance light and shadow without crushing the midtones.

Frequently Asked Questions

JPEG, PNG, and WebP. The downloaded image keeps the same format as your original file.

No.

Light Leak Look changes the style of the leak, such as warm film burn, pink dreamy leak, red corner burn, prism flare, sun haze, or disposable camera glow.

Leak Intensity controls how strong the light leak appears. Lower values create a subtle analog glow, while higher values create brighter film burns, stronger flares, and more dramatic color wash.

Film Finish adds analog character such as grain, haze, dust, vignette, and a softer photographic feel. Lower values look cleaner; higher values feel more vintage and film-like.

Refresh Leak creates a new variation of the same style. It keeps your selected look and settings, but changes the procedural placement of leaks, flares, grain, and texture.

Yes. Once the page has loaded, the tool can work offline because the image.

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