Wedding - vignetting

Vignetting on wedding picture

  • Always

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Never

    Votes: 7 23.3%

  • Sometimes

    Votes: 23 76.7%
  • Total voters
    30
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fred974

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Frederic
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How many of you put a vignet by defauklt on 90% of your wedding pictures?
 
I'm not a wedding photographer, but I see others do this all the time and feel like telling them to just ... not.

Unless the bride asks for it, I'd leave it out.
 
I'm between two feeling... In a way i like it but then also think it take all the clarity away of the picture...
 
I'm the first to vote (go me!)...but I must confess I haven't even got as far as shooting my first "proper wedding" until next month :nono:

However I do like the vignetting presets in LR3 - which I've only started using this summer

My first was 2 years ago to this very day, and was only really a few family shots in a registry office and a couple of candids outside afterwards
- all edited in ACR for crying out loud then took into Photoshop to assign colour profile for DSCL.

Looking back now - I don't like them but the day went well and most important the B&G were over the moon! :thumbs:
 
thx Trev
 
It depends on the shot...out door with lots of foliage then more than likely yes to some degree, a shot of the top table during the speeches then probably no.

Too many varying states of wedding photography to give a definitive answer.
 
It's used to narrow the eyes to what you want people to see. I apply it as default but adjust to suit. Some images I remove it completely as it doesn't need it.

What I dislike is when people apply it so heavily you see the circle.
 
I stick a vignette on just about every picture. I love the things but I stick to one rule, you shouldn't be able to see the vignette, only the effect.
 
As Raymond says, most shots of people or action can benefit from a subtle vignette to focus the attention on the subject; but if you can see the vignette itself then it's overdone.
 
Steelmagnet said:
I stick a vignette on just about every picture. I love the things but I stick to one rule, you shouldn't be able to see the vignette, only the effect.
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Yep - once you 'notice' the vignette then its too strong IMO (with a few exceptions). Not fond of it really strong - or white.

I use it a lot but not too strong and it totally depends on the image and whether it suits or not.
 
i almost always add a bit of vignette to any of my shots, but there's a fine line between a subtle photograph enhancing effect and an over the top picture spoiler ;)
 
So i'm doing what most people are doing then:) thank you for the replies
 
Whether I apply a vignette, or not, depends on the photograph and whether it improves the image, or not.

I always show brides & grooms examples of the same image with and without vignette at the pre-ceremony meeting and gauge their reaction. If they have a strong view - one way or the other - I respect that as they're paying after all.
 
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