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Create Dreamy Photos

Turn everyday light into a soft, glowing atmosphere with the dreamy Bloom effect—VSCO’s diffusion effect for dreamy, cinematic photos.

Make Photos Look Dreamy

Dreamy effect on orange trees with icicles hanging from branches and fallen oranges on frozen ground.

Make your photos look dreamy

Transform your photos into soft, glowing, cinematic images that feel romantic, nostalgic, or moody.

STEP 1

Import your photo

STEP 2

Apply the Bloom effect

STEP 3

Fine-tune and export

Try the Bloom Effect

Dreamy close-up of a person’s shoulder, neck, and arm covered in shimmering green and gold glitter against a clear blue sky.

Use Bloom for Dreamy Effects

Dreamy photos are all about mood, light, and emotion. Use Bloom to soften skin tones in portraits, turn streetlights and neon into cinematic glows for night scenes, or add a hazy warmth to landscapes and golden-hour shots.

Bloom encourages experimentation—layer it with other VSCO effects, try all 25 light leak options, and adjust glow intensity to create a look that sets your work apart. It’s perfect for photographers seeking romantic, nostalgic, or moody imagery in stills.

TRY Dreamy Effects

Dreamlike hazy image of sunlit tree with thick branches in front of a single-story house with white walls and green shutters.

How To Achieve Dreamy Photos

Upload Your Photo

Import or capture your image in the VSCO app on iOS or Android.

Add Bloom To Photo

Select the Bloom effect from the editing tools to soften highlights and add glow.

Adjust and Fine-Tune

Control Strength, Size, and Range to shape the dreamy atmosphere.

Download, Save, and Share

Export your finished edit or post it to your VSCO profile.

Capture Dreamy Photos

Soft haze, warm glow, pure film magic. The VSCO Capture camera app brings effects like Bloom and Halation to life in real time, so every shot looks dreamy before you even take it.