twowindsbear wrote:
In my experience, using the star filter at several weddings over the years, yes - the photos are 'degraded' just a bit. They are 'softer' - almost as if I'd used a 'soft focus' filter with the star filter. (sadly, I don't have the pix handy to scan & post)
I had this same experience with star filters.. very pretty but I only use the filter when I don't mind the overall softness.
Otherwise I do the star effect in photoshop.