I decided to use the "Sierra" filter for this project because the name reminded me of the part of the United States where the Grand Canyon is. I followed the steps in Photoshop and it turned out pretty well, but after I saved it as a Photoshop file, I was not able to open it in Camera Raw for the finishing touches. So, instead, I made the edits in Camera Raw, including the vignette. I liked the final touch of the vignette, because I was thinking that the photo looked washed out beforehand. The vignette enriched all my colors and brought the whole composition together. It also reminded me of Instagram because I often use vignette to enhance my photos when I put them on Instagram and use Instagram's editing tools. I was confused by the instructions to add a border, because Instagram does not have borders on their photos. So I did not include one.
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