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Dodging and Burning in Digital Photography


Earthbound Light's Photo tip of the week this week is on Dodging and Burning in the Digital Darkroom using Adobe Photoshop:

'Dodging and burning are among the oldest and most time honored techniques in the traditional darkroom. By selectively blocking or focusing the light while printing the negative, the operator could compensate for the limited range both of film and the printing medium, toning down highlights and opening up blocked-up shadows. While the way we dodge and burn has changed in the digital darkroom, the techniques remain as helpful as ever.

Recognizing the usefulness of dodging and burning, Adobe built tools for them into Photoshop. To prevent the palette bar from becoming even more crowded than it already is, a number of locations actually contain more than one tool. The Dodge Tool, Burn Tool, and something called the Sponge Tool all share one such location. By clicking on whichever one is visible and holding the mouse button down, you will get a fly-out menu that will let you reach the others....'

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Posted by Darren in our Tips category on July 07, 2005

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