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vignetting

vignetting

1 7.8
Dark or blurred edges in a photo that draw attention to the center
  • noun
  • /vɪnˈjɛtɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : viñeteado
  • The final image displayed a noticeable vignetting effect that created a soft transition from the dark edges to the bright center.
  • vignetting causes
  • vignetting produces
  • use of vignetting

Examples

  • I would like to see you add custom vignetting.

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  • It's called lens vignetting and is caused by the lens on the camera I use (Lomo LCA). Lens vignetting is caused by lower quality lenses and is meant to be undesirable. Basically, more light gets in through the middle of the lens than the outside edges.

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  • Reduce the amount of vignetting; it's a bit too much.

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  • Vignetting is often used as a framing effect.

    Academic text (2009)

  • A vignetting effect, as you describe, would be termed a heart-shaped shadow that surrounds the image.

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  • Finally, let's add some Lens Vignetting at +30 Amount and +30 Midpoint simply to even out edge-to-edge brightness.

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  • This effect is best achieved with a focal length longer than a "normal lens" (50mm or longer); the vignetting will not be seen.

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  • Otherwise, the color accuracy with the lens is top-notch; there is very little vignetting wide open, and the distortion is kept down, though it is still visible.

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  • If you are getting vignetting and no shaped bokeh, it is likely that although your lens potentially has a wide enough aperture, it is not set to that aperture when you are testing this.

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  • The use of selective focus, the vignetting and shadow at right, and the BW sepia were all meant to communicate the passage of time and the rough-hewn memories of the subject.

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Antonyms

clarity
30 2.7

How easy it is to see through something like clean water

sharpness
5 3.2

How clear and detailed an image or sound appears

How Vignetted

vignetting
  • Specialized
1 7.8
vignette
  • Specialized
1 8.0

Surface Forms

vignetting singular
vignettings plural

Morphology

vignetting = vignette (opaque) = vignette + ing

The word is built with the regular suffix -ing, but the photographic sense is technical and not fully predictable for an average learner from the base verb alone.

Etymology

Vignetting comes from the French word vignette, which means 'little vine' and is related to vine, because old books had small vine drawings that faded out at the edges. So, vignetting now means the edges of a photo are darker or blurred, which makes the center stand out.