From the course: Exploring Photography: Family and Group Portraiture
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Bring attention to subjects with Lightroom - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Exploring Photography: Family and Group Portraiture
Bring attention to subjects with Lightroom
- In the days of darkroom printing it was common to darken the edges of a print to draw attention to the subject. Three ways to do this in Lightroom are Vignette presets, the Vignette effect, and the radial gradient tool. The Vignette presets are all at the very bottom of the edit module. Select light, medium, or heavy. This is a good solution if you want something quick. For a bit more control click on effects, also in the edit module. Darken or lighten the edges of an image by moving the vignette slider right or left. The effect is applied evenly from the edges. I've made this very heavy so you can see it. To customize it click on the triangle. This gives you more options. The mid point slider changes the spread of the vignette. The roundness slider shapes the vignette. And the feather slider controls how fast it fades to the edges. The highlight slider effects the bright areas in the vignette. It's a subtle…
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