ssscomp wrote:
Big debate with myself. Forgetting for a moment the quality or non quality of the photo, setting, etc. which do you think is better? Vignette? or No vignette?
PS Did I even come close to spelling vignette correctly?
Thanks
I like the Vignette'd photo. It seems to bring the viewers eye to the child and makes the photo more interesting.
Good work!
I like the vignette. It POP's the child.
Just a little note. The idea of vignetting is to create a foreground when none is there. Sometimes it helps and some times it does not. You have used the vignetting well. The human perception is one where we try to perceive a three dimensional look in a two dimensional photograph. This method was frequently used in studio portraits through the years. I have a portrait of my Paula done by Bachrach in about 1960, exquisitely done and using light vignetting. Now with digital photography we can add after the fact, which is nice. You also might see how the photo would look in B/W with the same vignetting. Give it a try.
jwraw
Thank you all for the opinions. I also like the vignette a little better but you are all right. I think subtle is the word. Often I overdo it and have to watch out for that.
Thanks.
I use vignetting a lot simply because I like it. I think it adds a lot to the picture when the subject is smack dab (smack dab?) in the middle of the picture or I really want to focus on something without the viewer focusing on something else.
steve40
Loc: Asheville/Canton, NC, USA
Well you can add vignetting before the fact, if you stack about two filters together. But that leads most times, to the undesirable. :lol:
I pic 2-- in this case the dark edges give it depth
JayT
Loc: Buffalo NY
I like the second one. You did it very well. If vignetting is done right, you should not notice it.
I like the vignette on this one, kind of pulls the eyes to the center.
I like the vignette as well. Two schools of thought on vignetting. Its like canon and nikon. ugh. Stick with what you like!
Russ
steve40 wrote:
Well you can add vignetting before the fact, if you stack about two filters together. But that leads most times, to the undesirable. :lol:
Don't know why you would want to do this. Your locked into the Vignette and can't get out. In PP you have complete control over it.
CAM1017 wrote:
steve40 wrote:
Well you can add vignetting before the fact, if you stack about two filters together. But that leads most times, to the undesirable. :lol:
Don't know why you would want to do this. Your locked into the Vignette and can't get out. In PP you have complete control over it.
Actually there are a number of pieces of software that can take out vignetting (I can even do it in my camera), but I agree it would be better to add it post when you want it.
#1 seems much brighter than #2
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