Step 10: Duplicate The Type Layer

If you're happy with the results at this point, you can skip these last couple of steps, but if you find that the effect looks a little too dark, make sure the text layer is selected in the Layers panel, then press Ctrl+J (Win) / Command+J (Mac) to quickly duplicate the layer. A copy of the text layer will appear above the original:

The image will now appear brighter:

Step 11: Adjust The Layer Opacity To Fine Tune The Brightness

If you find that the effect is still too dark, simply duplicate the text layer a second time. Or, if you find that it's now a bit too bright, you can fine tune the results by lowering the layer's opacity. You'll find the Opacity option at the top of the Layers panel. The lower you set the opacity of the top layer, the more you allow the layers below it to show through, which in this case will have the effect of darkening the image. I'm going to lower the opacity of my copied text layer down to around 65% just to darken the effect slightly:

And with that, we're done! Here, after adjusting the brightness with the Opacity option, is my final "text portrait" Photoshop effect:

And there we have it!

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