Effects panel

The effects panel in Lightroom holds the post-crop vignette and grain. With the vignette you darken or lighten the corners of your photo to draw the eye toward the centre. With grain you add a filmic texture that simulates digital noise.

The vignette here works after your crop, so it keeps falling neatly around your image even if you've cropped. Play with midpoint, roundness and feather to keep the vignette soft and unobtrusive. For grain you set amount, size and roughness for an analog film look. Tip: a subtle dark vignette and a touch of grain together quickly give a warm, analog feel.

Related terms

Post-crop vignette Grain Dehaze Develop module Presets (Lightroom)

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The presets on this site set these adjustments up for you as a starting point, which you then fine-tune to taste.

Film StocksAll presets

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