Photoshop Effects: Focus With Light

Step 4: Drag The Light Source To Reposition It

My light source is currently located in the center of the image, which isn't where I want it. I want it to appear to be coming from the flower the woman is holding, so I'll need to reposition it. If you look closely, you'll see that the light source is surrounded by a thin circle with a square handle on the top, bottom, left and right. A small circle in the middle indicates the exact center of the light source. To reposition the light source, all I need to do is click on that small circle in the middle with my mouse and drag the light to a new location. I'll drag it over the flower:

Step 5: Resize The Light Source If Needed

I need to widen the area that's affected by the light source, so I'll increase the size of my light source by clicking on the top handle and dragging it upward, away from the center. With the Flashlight style we're using here, it doesn't matter which handle you drag since the light is in a fixed circular shape. Other lighting styles will give you different results depending on which handle you drag, but it makes no difference with the Flashlight style:

We're going to add more lights to our image next.