point of focus - photography from an art director's point of view - vignetting

introduction -
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/01/point-of-focus-photography-from-art_5648.html
a. Reducing Clutter -
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/01/point-of-focus-photography-from-art_809.html
b. Cropping -
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/01/point-of-focus-photography-from-art_335.html

c. Vignetting

photo by Derlin Zhang for Digital Photography Plus

Another way to give focus to your main subject and to eliminate unwanted elements is through vignetting. It is a software-based effect that can either gradually darken or lighten corners or rear parts of a photo frame. Some of the softwares that carry vignetting tools are Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Lightroom. It must be used with discretion though to avoid the fancy, unnatural look.

d. Selective-focusing -
http://dpplus.blogspot.com/2012/01/point-of-focus-photography-from-art.html