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Burning in the corners

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Vignettes can emphasize your subject. Here’s an image that could benefit from some contrast, since it is largely comprised of gray tonalities. At the same time, it’s hard to know where to look. Is the subject the teapot on the stove? Is it the tree? I would like to make the tree outside the window my subject, so I can lead your eye to the middle of the frame with this simple conventional photographic device called the vignette. Watch this video to understand how it can be useful.

VIGNETTES01 from Jay Hagstrom on Vimeo.

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Jay Hagstrom

This is my "coursework in-progress" for a book about retouching and photorealism. Please feel free to pose any questions you might have about the tutorials in the comments section on post, or contact me directly by clicking ASK JAY at the top of this page. Thanks for any input, I'll really appreciate it!

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