Adobe Photoshop CS6 Top 100 Simplified Tips and Tricks by Lynette Kent

Add a vignette effect to FOCUS ON THE SUBJECT
Lens Vignetting, or the light falling off in the
corners of the image, can appear in images with
a large area of similarly toned background, such
as a sky in a landscape image or a studio photo
with the subject against a light background.
You can reduce a vignette or create one for
effect, either lighter or darker, using one of
the three styles in the Effects panel in
Camera Raw.
The Paint Overlay style applies a soft-contrast
type of vignette by blending either black or
white into the edges of the image.
Highlight Priority and Color Priority both vary
the exposure at the edges of the image and
include a Highlights slider you can use to
brighten any highlights that fall under the
vignetted areas. Highlight Priority intensifies
colors in the darkened areas, creating a
stronger effect, but can sometimes shift
colors in those vignetted areas. Color Priority
creates softer transitions, particularly in the
shadows, thereby preserving more of the
natural colors in vignetted areas.
With any of the vignette options, you can
increase or decrease the amount of vignette
applied, change the midpoint and roundness,
and increase or decrease the amount of
feathering.
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1 Open an image in Camera Raw.
2 Click the Effects button.
3 Click the Style drop-down menu
to select a vignette style.
4 Click and drag the Amount slider
to adjust the effect.
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5 Click and drag the Midpoint
slider to control how far the
darkened areas extend into the
photograph.
6 Click and drag the Roundness
slider to make the vignette more
square or circular.
7 Click and drag the Feather slider
to the left for a harsher transition
or right for more feathering.
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8 Click Open Image or Open
Object to open the file in
Photoshop.
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