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Open up the photo that you want to apply the lightning to and also a new document to create your lightning effect. After creating a black and white gradient, use the render filter > difference clouds to create a lightning bolt. You will then need to inverse the canvas to have the central section white with a black surround and use the level controls to sharpen the black and white areas. At this stage you can copy and paste the image onto the top of your photograph. You will then need to get rid of the black background around the lightning by choosing ’screen’ from the blend mode drop down box on the layers panel with the lightning layer selected. To finish off the effect scale the lightning to the required size and use the eraser tool to blend it in with the clouds.