Photoshop: create vigniette - how it works

This guide explains how to create a vignette with Photoshop.

How to create a vignette in Photoshop

1. Open the picture you want to make a vignette.
2. Click the Selection Ellipse tool. If another selection tool is active, you must hold down the [ALT] key and click on the icon to switch to the ellipse.
3. For "Soft selection edge", set a value between 50 and 200 pixels depending on the size of the image.
4. Also enable anti-aliasing.
5. Now draw a selection around the area that should remain in the center of the view.
6. Then open the "Selection" menu and go to "Invert selection".
7. Then click on the "Layer" menu. Here you go to the submenu "New adjustment level" and select "Brightness / Contrast".
8. Now adjust the controls for brightness and contrast as desired to emphasize the center of your image. To do this, reduce the brightness and increase the contrast.