How can I get a soft vignetting effect on purpose?

12 years 8 months ago #128867 by Conner
I have some photos where I get a very soft vignetting which I really enjoy. But I'm not 100% sure how I was able to get the vignetting. I have done some searches and see people talking about multiple filters will cause vignetting. To my knowledge, I don't believe I even had one filter on my lens?


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12 years 8 months ago #128940 by Baydream
Some lens will vignette a bit at their widest aperture. Sometimes a lens hood will cause it, You are right about filters. More than one or a thick one can do it.

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12 years 8 months ago #128954 by ShadowWalker
I see some with my 70-200mm


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12 years 8 months ago #129091 by Silver Fox
Some Photoshop filters and plugins will do that for you


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12 years 8 months ago #129335 by Garbo
Here's how in Photoshop:

Open a photo.
Convert the background to a layer by double clicking on it. (Give it a name if you wish.)
Select the Elliptical Marquee tool.
Drag a marquee selection around the area of the photo you want to keep.
Click the "Add layer mask" button at the bottom of the layers palette.
Click on the layer mask thumbnail in the layers palette.
Go to Filter > Blur > Gaussian Blur and make sure the Preview option is checked.
Adjust the radius until you are happy with the amount of fade and click OK.
Add a layer under the photo and fill it with the desired background.

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12 years 8 months ago #129379 by MLKstudios
Holga.

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12 years 8 months ago #129644 by KZAM

MLKstudios wrote: Holga.


?? Am I missing something?

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12 years 8 months ago - 12 years 8 months ago #129656 by MLKstudios
It's a cheap plastic camera that naturally vignettes. Used by students and art photographers.

One example:

www.chriseagon.net/gallery/holga_01.html

One more:

www.wired.com/culture/art/multimedia/200...?slide=3&slideView=3

Google "holga" for tons of galleries.

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MLK Studios Photography School
www.MLKstudios.com
[email protected]
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