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mikeyjm26
Joined: 13 Apr 2010
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 Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:00 am Post subject: Dodge and Burn Problem |
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Hi guys,
when using dodge and burn, is there a way to stop an area which you have dodged or burned from becoming darker or lighter? ie I use dodge to lighten an area, then I go over the area again and I don't want the effect to change the lightened area, if that makes sense.
Any help is greatly appreciated
tia
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Photographworks
Joined: 22 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Tue Apr 13, 2010 9:28 am Post subject: |
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The quick answer is no.
My advice is to experiment with four things.
The first is the size of the brush. You may be using too small a brush with the result that the areas you have lightened stand out too much from the areas you have not lightened but intend to lighten. Choose a very large brush and have a go with a single sweep and see what that looks like.
Second thing is to experiment with exposure. I have found that the ferocity of the tool doesn't decrease in a straight line as you lower Exposure. Don't be afraid to go down to 20% or less.
Third thing is to try the hlighlight/midtones/shadows option - the one you think ought to be the best one might not turn out to be the right one.
Last thing, but maybe the first thing to do, is to isolate the area you want to lighten by lasso-ing it. Then use the Select/Modify/Feather tool to control the way the lightening blends with the rest of the image.
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mikeyjm26
Joined: 13 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Wed Apr 14, 2010 6:35 am Post subject: |
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Thanks for the reply, I will try what you said. I would have thought there would have been a check box or something that allowed you to do this. Oh well maybe they will sort it cs5  |
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