I bring to you today, one of my favorite little tips. A subtle vignette is the perfect way to ever so slightly let your subject pop out of the picture. The key is SUBTLE! Do not over due it. You want someone to see the subject, not the dark or light circle you drew around them. There are few things I hate more than cheesy editing. Most times it will be a beautiful portrait, but it is destroyed due to creative malpractice. (harsh, I know!) That is not to say there is not a time or a place for such editing, I am just saying that a portrait is not that such place.
In most cases, I do a lot of up front editing right in Camera Raw. Many times, a few tweaks here or there is all a photo needs. In this case, I will be doing some contrast enhancement, color correcting, and digitally "burning" my photo.
Today, I will use this photo of Amber and Cameron. I love this photo. On this particular day, fog was everywhere! If I stood too far back, I could barely see them. In the end, I loved the setting. Here is what I did:
1. Open the photo in Camera Raw.
2. Enhancing the blacks really makes some of that fog disappear around them. Boost contrast, sharpen, use clarity and vibrance, bring down the shadows (again, helping that fog fade)
Here's a look at my Camera Raw settings:
5. Now time for that vignette!
a. Go to the fx tab in Raw and just ever so slightly move the slider
Here is a before and after. They just pop out of the photo!
I hope this helps you even in the most basic way!!
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