Tell me what I am doing wrong.

So I am trying to vignette a few images in Photoshop.

I use the method elliptical tool>select area>select inverse>feather>adjustments>levels........

But every time I do this I can't seem to get the feathered inverse to include the very corners of the image, so the vignetting starts inside of the absolute corners leaving them unchanged in the levels adjustment and making the images look wacky.

What is going on with that?

What am I doing wrong?

Try this instead:

Filter > distort > lens correction


(or to the original issue, after you feather your ellipse, use the marquee tool, hold down shift, and re-select along all 4 edges of the frame to re-include the corners)

+1 for Filter > distort > lens correction

If you are going to use the eliptical tool, set the feather first in the tool bar, or make the selection, feather it, then inverse (ctrl-shift-i).

hawkeye60 wrote in post #6911358
If you are going to use the eliptical tool, set the feather first in the tool bar, or make the selection, feather it, then inverse (ctrl-shift-i).

Thank you!

Works perfectly for what I need.

Thanks for the other options guys, but I am a total noOb to Photoshop and have limited knowledge of it. I tried the distort thing, but really have no idea what I am supposed to do with it.

Thanks again!

There is a vignette correction slider in the Lens Distort dialog. It really is worth trying out. Ignore all the other sliders and buttons except for the one labeled vignette.

Or if you're looking for more of a directional vignette, try the circular gradient tool. It can give a more natural look, and really isolate a small part of a big image.

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Also, If you are shooting in raw, you can vignette in arc.

You can also make a loose selection with the lasso tool, feather it, inverse etc. This can give you a more accurate outline of an oddly shaped subject.