Lighting-Dodging and Burning

March 7th, 2010
Hi all. I always receive very nice comments about some lighting styles I use. Thank you for that. I am no pro by any sense of the word. However, I thought sharing the simple Photoshop task may be worth it to some.

Dodging and Burning is a "trick" even Ansel Adams used, albeit he did it with a negative the hard way. We are all the beneficiaries of modern technology.

So, if you use Photoshop, and do not dodge and burn to add or detract light (which is primarily what I use it for, then you may find this simple tutorial helpful.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z34PIHblwOE
March 7th, 2010
I watched it...thanks for the link Chris!
March 7th, 2010
Yay for tutorials! We should have a page just for tips, tricks and tutorials.... Thanks, Chris--home yet?
March 7th, 2010
Paul, home , yes. Kind of. Bouncing around 2 sates for a couple weeks.
March 7th, 2010
great link! thank you for posting it :o)
March 8th, 2010
I learn better visually than by reading a tutorial, so this was just excellent! Thanks for sharing... now to go find some discarded photos and give it a try!
March 10th, 2010
makes me miss the darkroom!
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