Ashanali Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I have been using multiply for vingette, I like this - what do others think? Multiply works similar to burning - not a bad option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 OK, now I have to ask because I am not confident about vingetting yet. I took this for a friend today, not sure which is better, with or without, opinions greatly appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HugUrPup Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 My very amateur opinion is with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
becks Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 They look exactly the same to me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 (edited) The original is a brighter photo. To begin with I preferred the original, but I made it more extreme to show the difference and decided that maybe I like this better I think a test print is in order Edited December 19, 2009 by helen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashanali Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Helen, your last one is better. It takes a bit of practice. Subtletly is key but too sublte and the effect is lost. Your last one is just right; the dog 'pops'. (however you have brushed back the top of the head just a wee bit too much and it has a slight halo on my monitor) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helen Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~*Shell*~ Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 I admit I was a heavy user of the vignette when I first got light room - the novelty has worn off now though so I tend not to use it unless I really want to draw the eye. I will eventually have a play around with this shot to blur the background but without the vignette I thought the background was kind of overpowering. I should really get onto fixing it. Here the vignette is more subtle but I wasn't a huge fan of the very plain background. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bellatrix Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 *raises hand* I too have been guilty I have toned down alot though and dont use it in all my photos as much as I used to. Here are just some of my examples: and a slight one here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PossumCorner Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Not going off-topic. Does anyone watch Top Gear? The landscapes and scenery on some of the car testing segments are worth watching it for. And they can go totally overboard with the arty effects. Extremely heavy on the vignetting, I'd never noticed it before as a routine system for video clips. And as well as heavy vignetting they are extreme with whatever the movie equivalent is of a polarising UV filter for rich sky and cloud effects (as well as colour filters used a lot, pale golds and pinks). I think everyone is a little heavy handed with vignetting at first, just because it can be done (same with saturation, sharpening, contrast, dragan, HDR) then commonsense and good taste or realising less-is-more take over. Well, sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke W Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Guilty. Sometimes they work, sometimes they don't. Mine are done in Photoshop - hand painted with a brush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirislin Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Oval vignetting is a BAD IDEA. *nods vigourously in agreement* Perhaps I misunderstood what Ash and Tess mean by BAD oval vignetting. I thought they must mean that on a landscape shaped pic, if the corners are darkened it would make an oval shape. I didn't understand why they thought that was bad. You dont mean that though do you?..... or do you. I agree with that awful white, I dont think I've noticed that here before though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashanali Posted December 20, 2009 Share Posted December 20, 2009 Not going off-topic. Does anyone watch Top Gear? The landscapes and scenery on some of the car testing segments are worth watching it for. And they can go totally overboard with the arty effects. Extremely heavy on the vignetting, I'd never noticed it before as a routine system for video clips. And as well as heavy vignetting they are extreme with whatever the movie equivalent is of a polarising UV filter for rich sky and cloud effects (as well as colour filters used a lot, pale golds and pinks). I think it's more the use of filters than anything in post production. I think the camera work for Top Gear is great - it makes the show watchable Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 I can't help when OH is watching Top Gear thinking about which filter they've applied to get which effect. I also notice they shoot in the best conditions, being warm evening light or early morning light. I had a tutorial in a UK mag on how to give a photo of your car the "Top Gear" look in post processing, didn't try it and I have thrown it out now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tess32 Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Oval vignetting is a BAD IDEA. *nods vigourously in agreement* Perhaps I misunderstood what Ash and Tess mean by BAD oval vignetting. I thought they must mean that on a landscape shaped pic, if the corners are darkened it would make an oval shape. I didn't understand why they thought that was bad. You dont mean that though do you?..... or do you. I agree with that awful white, I dont think I've noticed that here before though. Not the best eg, I just googled for a minute - http://www.danieljamesphotography.net/images/Vignette.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripley Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 (edited) Re filming and effects, I absolutely love the filter or whatever they have used for this clip. It's the Robert Carlisle Johnny Walker ad / story. (with a vignette it looks like) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MnSIp76CvUI eta: that vignette is awful, tess. One thing I hate is tobacco grads on landscapes. So 70s but you still see them sometimes. Edited December 21, 2009 by Ripley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrs tornsocks Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 However when dealing with contemporary subject - it's a DO NOT GO NEAR zone (the white oval vignette is a style that seems to be popular with some dog show photographers ) Yuk. I think my Nana -- or her Nana - would have been a fan. Interesting ... I work in TV and a vignette is a short form piece of programming; usually 1-2 minutes or so - you see more of them on subscription tv than the free to airs. I wonder where the name originates - in photography or literature I'm sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashanali Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Not the best eg, I just googled for a minute - Hey Tess, you may want to remove the link. If he tracks hits to his website it will lead straight back to this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ness Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 Here the vignette is more subtle but I wasn't a huge fan of the very plain background. Oh but the subject is oh so pretty :D . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kja Posted December 21, 2009 Share Posted December 21, 2009 ROFL I just clicked Tess' link - that is indeed a Do Not, imho Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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