Top Lens Flares | Best Lens Flares for Video and Photo

Here's an overview of the top lens flares you can achieve using a variety of different lenses and editing techniques to completely transform your photos and video clips with eye-catching glass effects.

What is a Lens Flare in Photography and Videography?

Lens Flares and light leaks are created when reflected and scattered light beams enter the camera image sensor making a variety of different glares - such as rings, discs, starbursts, blooms, and horizontal lines.

What are the benefits of adding lens flares to your photo and videos?

The benefits of adding lens flares and light leaks to your photography and video content are purely a stylistic choice.

Lens flares and light leaks can be added as a means to invoke a sense of drama or realism, either by way of your specific lens choice or in your post editing software with lens flare overlays.

They can also be used as an authentic / real transition between two video clips.

Types of Lens Flares:

• Glass Lens Flares
• Anamorphic Lens Flares
• Colorful Lens Flares
• Sparkler Lens Flares

You can grab any of these and more in our Glass Effects: Lens Flares and Light Leaks Collection.

This is the all-in-one list of lens flares, light leaks, and bokeh effects for photographers, photo editors, video creators, agencies, and production companies in the media, arts, and entertainment industries.

Anamorphic Lens Flares | Anamorphic Light Leaks (6K)

Instantly, Get Eye-Catching Hits of Light with Anamorphic Lens Flares.

Compatible with all video and photo editing software, Anamorphic Lens Flares and Light Leaks is a dynamic lens flare pack optically captured in-camera with vintage anamorphic lenses at 6K resolution.

There are 4 categories of blue lens flares: Bold, Minimal, Fast, and Slow light hits.

With over 35 anamorphic lens flare overlays and 75 anamorphic lens flare images, you will have full control to customize the lens flare look - no matter the medium.

BOLD TO MINIMAL, SLOW TO FAST

With real optical effects filmed in-camera, these anamorphic lens flares give you full custom control with multiple options.

So no matter if you want a subtle and less intense light hit or a more powerful and bold lens flare, you'll have maximum modular capability.

Glass Lens Flares (6K)

Instantly Add Dynamic Hits of Light with Real Glass Lens Flare Overlays.

Compatible with all video and photo editing software, Glass Lens Flares is a chromatic lens flare pack optically captured in-camera at 6K resolution.

There are 4 categories of abstract lens flares: Fast, Bold, Minimal, and Lower lens flares.

With over 90+ cinematic glass lens flare overlays and 165+ lens flare jpg images, you will have full control to customize the lens flare look - no matter the medium.

WARMTH. LUXURY. GLAMOUR. FASHION.

With real optical effects filmed in-camera, these glass lens flares give you an added warmth to your frame - perfect for luxury, glamour, and fashion content.

So no matter if you want a subtle and less intense light hit or a more powerful and bold lens flare, you'll have maximum modular capability with beautiful chromatic aberrations.

Colorful Light Leaks | Neon Lens Flares and Light Leaks (4K)

Easily Add Dynamic Hits of Light with Neon Lens Flares and Light Leaks.

Compatible with all video and photo editing software, Colorful Light Leaks and Neon Lens Flares is a captivating lens flare pack optically captured in-camera with vintage anamorphic lenses at 4K resolution.

There are 6 categories of colorful lens flares: Fast, Slow, Bold, Minimal, Flood, and Reflective light hits.

With over 130+ neon lens flare overlays and 385 lens flare images, you will have full control to customize the lens flare look - no matter the medium.

GET ARTSY WITH DIFFERENT COLORS

With real optical effects filmed in-camera, these colorful light leaks and neon lens flares give you full custom control with multiple styles and a variety of colors.

The pack comes with neon green, purple, orange, red, and pink light leaks. So no matter if you want a subtle and less intense light hit or a more powerful and bold lens flare, you'll have maximum modular capability.

Sparkler Lens Flares (4K)

Instantly Add Shimmering Hits of Golden Light with Real Sparkler Lens Flare Overlays.

Compatible with all video and photo editing software, Sparkler Lens Flares is a lens flare pack optically captured in-camera at 4K resolution.

There are 4 categories of sparkler lens flares: Fast, Bold, Minimal, and Abstract lens flares.

With over 60+ real lens flare overlays and 130+ lens flare jpg images, you will have full control to customize the gold lens flare look - no matter the medium.

GOLDEN. GLOWING. SHIMMERING.

With real optical effects filmed in-camera, these golden sparkler lens flares give you an added warmth to your frame - perfect for party scenes, twilight, and night time content.

So no matter if you want a subtle and less intense glowing light hit or a more powerful and bold lens flare, you'll have maximum modular capability with beautiful glowing and shimmering lens flares.

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We hope you’ve found this article on the Top Lens Flares | Best Lens Flares for Video and Photo to be useful and practical.

For more valuable info, tools, and resources for film directors, videographers, photographers, motion designers, video editors, and creatives - check out the Ultimate List of Filmmaker Resources, Glossary of Essential Film Terms, or all blog posts.

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