Soft Focus Filter applies a portrait and beauty preset recipe for soft focus edits.
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Fast async jobs
No install required
Temporary files
Batch uploads
.png, .jpg, .jpeg, .webp
same_as_input, jpg, png, webp
/v1/filter
Submit files to /v1/filter, poll the job endpoint, then download outputs programmatically.
Soft Focus Filter applies a portrait and beauty preset recipe for soft focus edits.
Portrait presets typically combine conservative contrast, skin-aware warmth, mild saturation, highlight control, and sometimes softening or detail restraint. For this preset, the named style acts as a recipe around the soft_focus filter operation rather than a separate endpoint.
Fast unless subject-aware smoothing is added. It is generally lighter than full face enhancement.
Blends between the original image and the preset look.
Keeps portrait tones more conservative when the preset affects people.
Removes metadata from generated output when supported.
Soft Focus Filter works best for creator portraits, headshots, selfies. It is less reliable for group photos with mixed lighting, product photos.
Check for gray shadows, loss of makeup/product color accuracy, orange skin, especially after exporting to a lossy format.
Soft Focus Filter applies a portrait and beauty preset recipe for soft focus edits.
Use clear source images and preview at final output size before publishing.
Artifacts, excessive processing, color changes, or metadata changes can occur depending on settings and output format.
Metadata behavior depends on export settings. Strip personal metadata for public sharing and preserve ICC profiles when color matters.
Yes. Upload an image, apply the filter through ImageHQ, and download the processed result from the browser.
No. Filter pages are frontend SEO routes that submit to the compact POST /v1/filter API.
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