D1~ Erica~ Tutorial 2, Creating a Vignette for a Photo using Curves

First of all, a Vignette is a way to bring attention to an object in a photo by making other parts darker.

Open a photo and duplicate layer~ go down to the circle with a half blue and white (new adjustment layer) and select curves 

This opens the Curves adjustment layer

Next you will adjust the dark 

      dot over quite a bit 

and also bring the one in the middle down

Here comes the Gradient part,  it is also the paintbrush tool so you may have to right click to view the gradient tool

At the top select the foreground to background color and press Shift D for default colors which are black and white.  Press Shift X to get the black as foreground color.

Now press the circle gradient button

Click once in the middle of the photo and drag out to the edge of photo 

The closer or further you extend this will determine how much is to be darkened.

further distance

smaller distance

Before it was adjusted