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RE: PHOTOGRAPHY 101 – VIGNETTING - IS IT A FAD?
Dear Diane, I understand your reasons and agree with them. Vignetting is something that I dislike as a principle, but it's contradictory as I end up finding my photos more interesting with vignetting. Especially the kind of photos you show up in this post: nature, flowers, macro. I edit most of my flower photos with heavy vignetting and I confess I like the result better with it. It has kind of a baroque touch, I guess, like a still life painting, and I like that. Words said I like your last photo better! Happy New Year, sweetie!
Thanks for commenting, Isabel. Your opinion is likely in the majority. The eye always goes to the lightest area of the photograph, so it is a natural! But, rules are meant for breaking, and as a photographer, I like to break them. Sometimes I like to make the eyes work. Lol! Strangely, though, I have sold very little in the way of heavily vignetted prints on my art sites. And stock sites are not keen on them at all. I believe people like them on screen, but they often don't print well. And when all is said and done, the people who buy photography appear to prefer the cleaner look. That's only my experience, of course. Others may have a different experience completely. That's what makes it all so interesting. Photography is very subjective. 🙂
Happy New Year to you and yours!
Indeed, and that's the beauty of it! I hardly see my photos printed, so, thinking about what yo say, I can understand and totally agree with it. It's a perspective I had never thought about. And, my dear, you are a photographer I absolutely admire, you have made a career and I don't doubt for a second about following your advice. They are precious to me. Cheers, my dear Diane!