Vignetting the new craze?
Oct 12, 2011 00:23:42 #
Is it just me or is everybody now using vignetting in their photos? I know its been around for years but it seems to be over-used now. It does add to a photo but not every photo! As usual...just my two cents!
Oct 12, 2011 03:50:39 #
I totally agree some people seem to think it will make a bad pic great. I personally am not a big fan of it. But as with all things if you like your pic that way then by all means go for it. After all the final judge is the photographer who took the shot. Just my 2 cents.
Oct 12, 2011 05:29:28 #
Big Daddy wrote:
Is it just me or is everybody now using vignetting in their photos? I know its been around for years but it seems to be over-used now. It does add to a photo but not every photo! As usual...just my two cents!
Vignetting is used to draw attention to the main subject. The problem these days is that folks overdo it with hideous application of the technique that makes it look as if you're looking through a tunnel. Half the time you look at my photos you can't even tell a vignette was used because I apply just enough to soften the edge of the frame to draw the eye inward. It's particularly effective in close-up portraits.
Oct 12, 2011 12:22:33 #
steve_stoneblossom
Loc: Rhode Island, USA
"I apply just enough to soften the edge of the frame to draw the eye inward."
Hope your profile pic isn't an example of your "light use of vignetting"! :-)
Hope your profile pic isn't an example of your "light use of vignetting"! :-)
Oct 12, 2011 12:33:31 #
rayjay
Loc: Long Island, NY
Hi, I used to do my vignetting with an enlarger! How does one do it with digital? Ray
Oct 12, 2011 13:11:37 #
I am guilty of using it, as a matter-of-fact I have it set as default in ACR!
I find I like it far more often than not. So it saves time by removing it from some instead of adding it to lots.
I have it set to -11 post crop, which slightly darkens the corners. Of course I sometimes need to change it to +11, to lighten the corners, depends on the pic.
Gordon
I find I like it far more often than not. So it saves time by removing it from some instead of adding it to lots.
I have it set to -11 post crop, which slightly darkens the corners. Of course I sometimes need to change it to +11, to lighten the corners, depends on the pic.
Gordon
Oct 12, 2011 13:30:37 #
Like many things, Vignetting was the standard for portrait photography in the "old days". In the 60s and 70s, the Cokin filters were used to creat lens flares, star bursts, and many other "hip" effects. Now, vignetting is back. Not different from the development of tastes in the fashion industry.
Oct 12, 2011 13:43:40 #
Add me to the club of Non-Vignetting. I seem to think people over use it because they think it gives their photos a "professional" look, I tend to think that if the first thing you notice is the vignetting then it's done wrong (IMHO).
I've just added to to the list of things that makes a Newbie stick out... over processing in photoshop, adding vignetting, centering every subject, selective colouring, etc. I would also like to point out I have been quilty of a few of these as well.
I've just added to to the list of things that makes a Newbie stick out... over processing in photoshop, adding vignetting, centering every subject, selective colouring, etc. I would also like to point out I have been quilty of a few of these as well.
Oct 12, 2011 16:09:30 #
Oct 12, 2011 16:26:08 #
steve_stoneblossom wrote:
"I apply just enough to soften the edge of the frame to draw the eye inward."
Hope your profile pic isn't an example of your "light use of vignetting"! :-)
Hope your profile pic isn't an example of your "light use of vignetting"! :-)
I didn't take the photo & it's not me. :)
Oct 12, 2011 18:06:58 #
I tried many times to post examples, but am getting errors that are driving me nuts.
I've cameras that vignetting because the lens doesn't really cover the film plane, but I don't think I'd add it to an image that didn't have it.
I think part of its current popularity correlates with the recent interest in toy cameras, the rediscovery of film, and the "lomo" craze.
I've cameras that vignetting because the lens doesn't really cover the film plane, but I don't think I'd add it to an image that didn't have it.
I think part of its current popularity correlates with the recent interest in toy cameras, the rediscovery of film, and the "lomo" craze.
Oct 12, 2011 18:10:09 #
These images, if you pardon the links due to technical difficulties, demonstrate vignetting.
It makes sense on crummy old film cameras, but seems an odd choice on otherwise clear, sharply focused, high fidelity digital images.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/burghex/5040649058/in/set-72157624945104127
http://www.flickr.com/photos/burghex/6074645693/in/set-72157627587145958
http://www.flickr.com/photos/burghex/5920119126/in/set-72157627031577491
It makes sense on crummy old film cameras, but seems an odd choice on otherwise clear, sharply focused, high fidelity digital images.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/burghex/5040649058/in/set-72157624945104127
http://www.flickr.com/photos/burghex/6074645693/in/set-72157627587145958
http://www.flickr.com/photos/burghex/5920119126/in/set-72157627031577491
Oct 12, 2011 18:15:17 #
joe west wrote:
how about uploading one, so we can see what Vignetting is
Vignetting is the darkening in the corners of the photo. Stacking filters on a wide-angle shot can cause it. I've seen some folks add a gimmick in practically every single shot they do. But if it makes them happy, so be it.
edit: I need to type faster, or stop trying to do other things while I respond :roll:
Oct 13, 2011 07:23:22 #
Dont get me wrong.. I dont dislike Vignetting, just not over-using it. I believe that in certain situations it does help..some portaits, and some old-timey pictures.
Oct 13, 2011 08:50:24 #
It looks less old timey to me, old cameras often have great even-ness and film plane coverage, or cropped to correct vignetting. I see vignetting and I think mid to late 20th century communist cameras.
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