Photoshop Quick Tip: How to Add a Vignette Effect to Your Photo

🧠 What is a Vignette Effect?

A vignette darkens the edges of an image to draw attention to the center. It’s a classic photo-editing trick used in portraits, thumbnails, or dramatic compositions.

🛠️ Steps to Add a Vignette in Photoshop:

1. Open your photo in Photoshop.
2. Go to Filter > Lens Correction.
3. Switch to the Custom tab.
4. Under Vignette, adjust:

5. • Amount: Move left for a dark edge (recommended: -20 to -50)

   • Midpoint: Controls how far the vignette reaches into the photo

6. Click OK — the vignette is applied!

💡 Bonus (Non-Destructive Method):

1. Create a new layer and fill it with black.
2. Go to Filter > Lens Blur or use Elliptical Marquee Tool + Feather to mask the center.
3. Change the layer’s Blending Mode to Soft Light or Overlay.
4. Adjust opacity to fine-tune.

📌 When to Use:

• To highlight the subject in portraits
• To create cinematic thumbnails
• To add mood in low-light or dramatic scenes