Megan Kennedy, Jaymes Dempsey and others contributed to this article in March 2024.
Vignettes can be a great addition to your images. They keep the viewer’s attention on the main subject while de-emphasizing any edges in the frame.
I am one of many photographers who regularly add vignettes. While many programs, such as Lightroom, include a simple vignette tool for their images. Creating a vignette with Photoshop is more complex.
Photoshop is an advanced program and it has a number of methods to add vignettes.
In this article I will share with you three of my favourite ways to achieve the effect. After reading this article, you will be able apply a vignette quickly and easily to any digital photo. You can even customize the shape and the intensity.
