Dodge & Burn..

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Hi guys, now, i know how to do it.. but dont really know what to DO with it!!

Iv seen many smashing photos that have been 'Dodged & burned' and would like to be able to do the same.. would you call it a moody look? im not sure, but a tut for D&B would be idea if there is one.. i couldnt find one..

Thanks in advance..
 
Soft light, add a new layer change it to soft light on the drop down menu, fill with neatural grey or whatever it says, then use the brush tool on default black and white use black for burn and white for dodge then use gaussian blur afterwards to spread out the shading then finally change opacity to desired effect. Very quick tutorial, if you get stuck just say
 
Thanks David, I'll give it a go tomorrow, its a little late for me now! lol..

Sounds easy, but we'll see..

Thanks again..
 
Tip: Crank down the strength down to 5% (ish) and use a soft ish large brush for best effect
 
Only burn shadows, or dodge highlights......

Very large brushes (200px +), with a small amount (3-10%) I find works best for lanscapes and moody skies etc.

Never burn highlights or dodge the shadows.
 
Marcel said:
Only burn shadows, or dodge highlights......

Very large brushes (200px +), with a small amount (3-10%) I find works best for lanscapes and moody skies etc.

Never burn highlights or dodge the shadows.
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OK I'll ask...............
surely thats another application for the dodge / burn tools? to bring out small areas of the shadows or darken small areas of the highlights?
 
Yup, that's what I've learnt along the way looking through various tutorials.....

They work (to an extent), but you get a very uniform and unreal looking grey.
 
Marcel said:
Yup, that's what I've learnt along the way looking through various tutorials.....

They work (to an extent), but you get a very uniform and unreal looking grey.
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Ah thanks for the warning :thumbs: Good job I haven't tried to use it that way and screw up a decent photo or two
( OK I am a bloody liar :D)
 
I create a new layer, fill it with 50% grey & set the blending mode to overlay - as well as using the black & white to dodge & burn, you can also use the 50% grey colour with a soft brush to soften or remove any dodged/burned areas that you're not happy with by just painting over them.
Don't forget to vary your brushes flow or opacity for more subtle effects btw :thumbs:
 
D & B is not something I've ever used, how do you "fill with grey" and what does this do?
 
moomike said:
using the black & white to dodge & burn
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does this mean using the brush with black or white on like in a vector mask...... and not the dodge & burn tools?
 
:bang: :bang: I think iv asked the wrong question here!! :lol:

Ok, im not sure how to fill with grey and set blending modes ect.. well, maybe i need to go on a course!!..

Im going to give it a go, im gonne pick Ps3 to bits today and try all the tips here so far.. Keep em comming chaps.. and chapesses... :thumbs: :thumbs:
 
fraggle101 said:
:bang: :bang: I think iv asked the wrong question here!! :lol:

Ok, im not sure how to fill with grey and set blending modes ect.. well, maybe i need to go on a course!!..

Im going to give it a go, im gonne pick Ps3 to bits today and try all the tips here so far.. Keep em comming chaps.. and chapesses... :thumbs: :thumbs:
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From memory...

Open the layers pallette (F7)

One of the buttons at the bottom adds in a new layer with a style. Here you chose 50% grey.

This new layer needs to go on the top of the stack (move it up if need be), everything will be a uniform grey. Dont worry your picky has not gone.

At the top of the window there is a blending mode that will be set to normal. Drag this down to "overlay" and bing your image comes back, but it has a blending layer over it.

You can now use the dodge and burn tools on this layer to fiddle with the exposure of different bits of your image as you desire.

HTH
 
Ok, thanks OG, i'll try that next, iv been having a go and i think im getting there.. sort of.. more practice me thinks.. but iv got the idea..

I'm gonna try with the overlay bit now and see what mess i can create.. lol.. Thanks goodness for digital!! this would cost loads in time AND money in the old days!! no offence to the film'ies out there!! :thumbs:
 
Janice said:
does this mean using the brush with black or white on like in a vector mask...... and not the dodge & burn tools?
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Yep, as it's an adjustment layer (in a sense) you can use any of your usual tools to alter the layer - brushes, pens, pencils, gradients (very useful), etc.

Also, with the dodge & burn tools you are limited to shadows/midtones/highlights - which does have its uses tbh. But by using the brush tool you can vary flow, opacity, brush style, stroke, etc. :thumbs:

Dodge & burn may well be quicker but you trade this for precision & loads of options is well worth a tiny bit of effort imho.
 
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