This is basically a Photoshop trick, but it keeps you from having to go back & forth from InDesign to Photoshop. Since we all know how to do most of the beginning, I'm going to skip to the hard part.
Step 1. Start with a background image in it's own layer; Lock it & make a text layer.
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Step 2. Create a text frame & fill with white
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Step 3. Create an inset in the text frame of at least .25
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Step 4. Create text
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Step 5. Lower the opacity of the white in the Effects menu. Make sure to highlight Fill
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Step 6. From the Effects menu, choose Basic Feather to soften the edges
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Step 7. Just kidding...there is no Step 7, You're Finished :)
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