# Chromatic Lens Aberration

> Red, green and blue fringes grow toward the frame edges while clear photographic structure remains intact.

[Web page](https://aistylebook.com/image/chromatic-lens-aberration/)

## About this style

Chromatic lens aberration gently separates color boundaries that would normally coincide. Radial fringes strengthen toward the perimeter while the center stays comparatively stable, retaining the character of an optically imperfect photograph.

Chromatic aberration separates wavelength images, often visibly along high-contrast peripheral edges.

A clear central figure beside slight red-cyan fringes on outer branches can suggest an optical imperfection.

### How the style changes different subjects

- **Portrait**: Paired colored edges or shifted channels appear around features while proportions remain largely intact.

- **Landscape**: Building lines, branches and skylines reveal colored displacement clearly.

- **Object**: Hard contours and high-contrast details gain colored fringes while material remains readable.

**Subjects**: Choose backlit portraits, buildings, branches or clear objects with distinct light-dark boundaries.

## Visual keywords

radial fringing · channel separation · chromatic edges · clear center · optical imperfection · photographic texture

## Names and related terms

Lens color fringing · Radial chromatic fringing

## Style examples

- [Portrait](https://img.aistylebook.com/ascii-artworks/chromatic-lens-aberration-people.png?v=d656080a1154d438)

- [Landscape](https://img.aistylebook.com/ascii-artworks/chromatic-lens-aberration-landscape.png?v=8177c958500dfbb6)

- [Object](https://img.aistylebook.com/ascii-artworks/chromatic-lens-aberration-objects.png?v=95862d65518b0450)

## Reusable style prompt

```text
Apply clean chromatic lens aberration: keep the central image aligned and detailed, then progressively separate red, green and blue channel edges along radial directions toward the frame perimeter. Fringing should follow high-contrast boundaries, with a restrained optical softness near the corners. Keep continuous tones and recognizable composition. Avoid horizontal glitch blocks, scanlines, duplicated panels or digital noise.
```

## Photo creation and prompts

Photo generation requires an account and credits; the cost is shown before generation.

[Create with this style](https://aistylebook.com/photo.html?style=34028&lang=en#studio)

## Related styles

- [Red-Cyan Anaglyph](https://aistylebook.com/image/red-cyan-anaglyph/): Also separates colored contours, using a defined red-cyan pair with horizontal offset.

- [Prismatic Reflections](https://aistylebook.com/image/prismatic-reflections/): Creates optical separation through a clear prism edge and local displacement.

- [VHS Glitch](https://aistylebook.com/image/vhs-glitch/): Keeps retro fringes while adding horizontal tracking disturbance and analog noise.

## References

- [Nikon MicroscopyU: Chromatic Aberration](https://www.microscopyu.com/tutorials/chromatic)