Now it's time to add that dose of radiance to your portrait. We'll get the digital equivalent of rubbing your subject with a dash of radium by applying a little Level and Blur.

Make sure that the top layer is selected in the Layer palette, and then choose Adjust, Brightness and Contrast, Levels. Because PaintShop Pro's Levels tool remembers the settings from the last time you used it, it might already be set to some wacky position. Fix that by clicking Reset to wipe out any setting that's already there. Also, I suggest that you select "Preview on Image," so as you move the sliders, you can see the effect they have on the actual photo.

Now drag the white point (the one on the right) towards the left. As you do so, you should see the image get brighter. Tweak the image until it pops, but it's not washed out. It can also be helpful to tweak the position of the slider in the middle so that you bring the levels up overall without overpowering the midtones. When you're satisfied, click OK.

One more tweak: Choose Adjust, Blur, Gaussian Blur, and dial in a radius that gives you a fairly blurry image. Don't set the blur so high that it removes all the detail in the photo, but make the effect fairly strong. I wish I could recommend a setting for you, but this filter's intensity is affected by the resolution of the photo, so your results will differ. Experiment. When you find a setting you like, click OK.