Join Deke McClelland for an in-depth discussion in this video Dodging and burning details, part of Learning Photoshop for Photography.
In this exercise I am going to demonstrate how to use the Dodge and Burn tools,…which allow you to selectively brighten and darken details inside of an image.…I'll also show you how to use the Sponge tool, which allows you to either…extract or add Saturation.…I am working inside of an image called Max on carousel.jpg, found inside the…exercise files folder.…And notice my son is a little dark in the foreground here and that the…background is a little bit too bright.…So once again, he's backlit, but this time I want to solve the problem…selectively by brushing, because it's going to give me more control.…
The tools in question are all located in this slot right here.…Notice this pan looking tool, that's the Dodge tool, go ahead and click on it…in order to select it.…And now I want to increase the Size of my brush, so that I can cover more area at a time.…And I will do that by right-clicking inside of the image window, which brings up…this mini Brush's panel.…And I'll go ahead and increase the Size value to let's say about 100 pixels for now.…
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8/18/2011For a guide to getting started with designs and artwork in Photoshop, check out Up and Running with Photoshop for Design.
- Retrieving photos from a camera
- Adding copyright and metadata
- Adjusting brightness, contrast, levels, and hues
- Converting an image to black and white
- Fixing red-eye and blemishes
- Straightening a crooked image
- Sharpening details and reducing noise
- Working with selections and layers
- Saving an image for the web
Skill Level Appropriate for all
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 43s
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1. Image File Essentials
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Getting around an image6m 43s
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2. Basic Color Adjustments
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Using adjustment layers6m 50s
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Adjusting levels and hues6m 51s
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3. Correcting in Camera Raw
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Correcting white balance7m 39s
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Using Exposure controls6m 31s
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Fixing chromatic aberrations5m 22s
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4. Retouching
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Correcting red-eye3m 4s
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Dodging and burning details7m 40s
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Healing blemishes8m 55s
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Covering up unwanted details8m 14s
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5. Cropping and Resolution
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6. Filter Essentials
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Reducing digital noise7m 3s
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Sharpening edge details6m 48s
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7. Selections and Layers
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Working with layers8m 35s
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8. Merging and Saving
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Making a panorama8m 2s
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Saving your image8m 15s
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Saving for the web7m 20s
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Conclusion
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Next steps1m 5s
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