![]() ![]() For this example, I increased the Feather to 250 for a fully-feathered area. Under the Refine Edge window, increase the feathering to create a very gradual and soft selection. When finished, click on the Refine Edge button located in the top tool bar for the Marquee tool.ģ. The key here is to remember that a lens vignette does not have to be a uniform oval – you can manipulate the perimeter and strength of the vignette any way you choose. Most certainly the entire center area should be deselected, but depending on your photo and what elements you want to keep perfectly lighted, expect to have a very uneven and rather odd-looking selection path when you’re finished. Now click on your Oval Marquee selection tool, and with the “subtract from selection” option selected in the toolbar at the top of your screen (Figure 2), start to select – or should I say, deselect – the areas you wish to remain unaffected by the vignette. With your new layer selected, press CTRL + A to select the entire canvas. You can also do this quickly by clicking on your layer thumbnail and drag-and-dropping it over the “add a layer” icon located on your layers palette toolbar (Figure 1).Ģ. With that in mind, open your image in Photoshop and duplicate the layer by clicking Layer > Duplicate so that you still have your original layer to revert back to if necessary. If you decide to crop your photo differently or alter the colors, the vignette would most definitely get in the way of that. A vignette should always be added to your image at the end of the editing process. ![]() Below is a very simple, quick, and entirely customizable way to apply the dramatic atmosphere a lens vignette provides to any photo you choose.ġ. When post processing your image in Photoshop – especially if it is a portrait – adding a custom lens vignette that compliments the highlights and shadows of your photo is an invaluable skill to add to your Photoshop tool belt. Unfortunately, you can not manipulate authentic lens vignettes to conform to your specific photo…or can you? Even then, the effect you were striving for might not turn out the way you had imagined. Achieving a lens vignette in-camera is not always an option. ![]()
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