Make photos of LOMO style with vignette effect

May 7
10:35

2013

Reneestephens

Reneestephens

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LOMO photography is popular with its small aperture vignette effect and thick and heavy colors. Today, the software technology has developed, so that it is never a thing we can’t do. We will introduce how to make such effects with free photo editor.

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LOMO photography is popular with its small aperture vignette effect and thick and heavy colors. For LOMO photography lovers,Make photos of LOMO style with vignette effect Articles photograph the LOMO with color film has natural effect, but due to the expensive cost and limitations of printing film technology, these make some photography lovers can’t do LOMO photography. Today, the software technology has developed, so that it is never a thing we can’t do. We will introduce how to make such effects withfree photo editor.

 

What is the "LOMO vignette effect” exactly?

 

What is the "LOMO vignette effect” that we want to built exactly? See chart 1 in the left, it is an original photo before LOMO vignette effect, its color is bleaching and plain, and lack of the theme to be expressed. See chart 1 in the right, it is the final photo that we use LOMO vignette effect, the color gradation is stronger, and through simulating small aperture vignette effect, the author can let the audience’s visual sense lock in the promotion advertising of the photo.

 

In fact, the method to make LOMO photo effect with photo editor are diverse, I summarize the several following points after I have tried many times:

1. Increase the contrast of the scene.

2. Increase the color saturation of the scene.

3 Make an eclosion of the vignette of the scene and simulate the effect of depth of field.

4 Emphasize contrast of color, you can select the complementary color overlay according to the main color of the scene.