Comments on: Burning & Dodging With Adjustment Layers And Masks http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks Discover how to use your digital camera with our Digital Photography Tips. We are a community of photographers of all experience levels who come together to learn, share and grow in our understanding of photography. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 22:51:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: kistabill http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-86579 kistabill Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:40:39 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-86579 Great stuff! I'm not a Photoshop user but this tutoroal (and most other Photoshop tutorials) work perfectly well with Paint Shop Pro. Thanks Great stuff! I’m not a Photoshop user but this tutoroal (and most other Photoshop tutorials) work perfectly well with Paint Shop Pro. Thanks

]]> By: Stella http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-69152 Stella Mon, 19 Oct 2009 11:56:16 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-69152 Hey, this worked pretty slick! Thanks for the tips. Hey, this worked pretty slick! Thanks for the tips.

]]> By: gracks kitchen http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-52006 gracks kitchen Tue, 26 May 2009 18:34:40 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-52006 Flores, the Adjustment layer the tut. talked of was the "levels" adjustment. I know Ctrl+J is easy peezy, but there is a reason pros don't do it. (trust me, I used to do it your way as well^^) The reasoning behind not using Ctrl+J is that you are not duplicating an image layer and performing destructive editing to it. Duplicate image layers can greatly increase your overall image size, and db on an image layer makes it very difficult to undo something you later realize you don't like. if you don't like the method mentioned above, or it's too confusing. Go with the Blank layer method. It's as easy as your CtrlJ method, is nondestructive, and can easily be undone or edited later down the road. Shift+Ctrl+N Change layer blending mode to overlay. Draw with black or white brush on it. Yay! Erase what ya don't like, and remember that you can adjust brush densities or softness or hardness and change your layer opacity to do global adjusting to you db layer. (note: make sure your db layer is on the topmost layer of your image) Flores, the Adjustment layer the tut. talked of was the “levels” adjustment.
I know Ctrl+J is easy peezy, but there is a reason pros don’t do it. (trust me, I used to do it your way as well^^)

The reasoning behind not using Ctrl+J is that you are not duplicating an image layer and performing destructive editing to it. Duplicate image layers can greatly increase your overall image size, and db on an image layer makes it very difficult to undo something you later realize you don’t like.

if you don’t like the method mentioned above, or it’s too confusing. Go with the Blank layer method. It’s as easy as your CtrlJ method, is nondestructive, and can easily be undone or edited later down the road.

Shift+Ctrl+N
Change layer blending mode to overlay.
Draw with black or white brush on it.
Yay!
Erase what ya don’t like, and remember that you can adjust brush densities or softness or hardness and change your layer opacity to do global adjusting to you db layer.
(note: make sure your db layer is on the topmost layer of your image)

]]> By: Flores http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-51952 Flores Tue, 26 May 2009 10:28:37 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-51952 Like G Chai says, I do not understand this tutorial. The steps are not clear for me an amateur and beginner in photoshop. You said, "Adding an Adjustment Layer will automatically add a Layer Mask to that layer." But in my PScs3, when I click 'adjustment layer palette', it offers me many choices (gradient, posterize, exposure, curve, etc. which menu I have to activate? Rather then pass through this complicated methods, I rather play with curve. Just make a new layer (Ctrl + J), then play with curve, give a little dodge then adjust its opacity. Accomplished. Cheers! Like G Chai says, I do not understand this tutorial. The steps are not clear for me an amateur and beginner in photoshop. You said, “Adding an Adjustment Layer will automatically add a Layer Mask to that layer.” But in my PScs3, when I click ‘adjustment layer palette’, it offers me many choices (gradient, posterize, exposure, curve, etc. which menu I have to activate? Rather then pass through this complicated methods, I rather play with curve. Just make a new layer (Ctrl + J), then play with curve, give a little dodge then adjust its opacity. Accomplished. Cheers!

]]> By: jeff http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-51120 jeff Sun, 17 May 2009 07:26:56 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-51120 i'm also a food blogger and these techniques help a lot. thanks! i’m also a food blogger and these techniques help a lot. thanks!

]]> By: Sean http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-50799 Sean Thu, 14 May 2009 06:18:42 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-50799 I hate to say ti but I really liked the before shot, I felt it had more depth. The after is lacking the vibrant colors. I hate to say ti but I really liked the before shot, I felt it had more depth. The after is lacking the vibrant colors.

]]> By: Deirdre http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-50763 Deirdre Wed, 13 May 2009 22:47:39 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-50763 I've read that the burning and dodging tools in CS4 are non-destructive now and work much better than they did in the past. Apparently people who know what they're doing with photoshop are moving toward using them. I only started with CS4, so I haven't experienced anything different. I’ve read that the burning and dodging tools in CS4 are non-destructive now and work much better than they did in the past. Apparently people who know what they’re doing with photoshop are moving toward using them. I only started with CS4, so I haven’t experienced anything different.

]]> By: G. Chai http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-50687 G. Chai Wed, 13 May 2009 05:22:31 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-50687 Wow! This post (along with q&a in comments) clears up a lot of confusion I've always had about burning and dodging. Thanks so much. The post, however, did not mention the order in which layers (b and d) are on the background layer. Does the order of layer matter, in this example, when the layers are merged (image flattened) before saving it as a JPG file? @graks kitchen: I am guessing, this method of d&b in this post is just one of the many ways d&b can be applied to an image to be 'enhanced'. Photoshop, like other image editing softwares, lets us get the same result in many different ways. Wow! This post (along with q&a in comments) clears up a lot of confusion I’ve always had about burning and dodging. Thanks so much.

The post, however, did not mention the order in which layers (b and d) are on the background layer. Does the order of layer matter, in this example, when the layers are merged (image flattened) before saving it as a JPG file?

@graks kitchen: I am guessing, this method of d&b in this post is just one of the many ways d&b can be applied to an image to be ‘enhanced’. Photoshop, like other image editing softwares, lets us get the same result in many different ways.

]]> By: Gracks Kitchen http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-50654 Gracks Kitchen Tue, 12 May 2009 16:47:23 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-50654 Nice technique^_^ Thank you for sharing! One question for those with experience...I've taken classes, read books, and worked with CS4 extensively myself. ....but I DO NOT UNDERSTAND, and never have, why it is people recommend dodging and burning with a 50% grey fill layer?!?!?! They say it's the "pro" way to d&b, but it makes NO sense to me when you can get the exact same results using an empty layer set to "Overlay" blending mode. Can anyone tell me why you would use a 50% grey layer? I've done a side by side comparison, and there is NO difference between d&b with 50% gray fill layer or a blank layer set to overlay. ...any ideas? Nice technique^_^ Thank you for sharing!

One question for those with experience…I’ve taken classes, read books, and worked with CS4 extensively myself. ….but I DO NOT UNDERSTAND, and never have, why it is people recommend dodging and burning with a 50% grey fill layer?!?!?! They say it’s the “pro” way to d&b, but it makes NO sense to me when you can get the exact same results using an empty layer set to “Overlay” blending mode. Can anyone tell me why you would use a 50% grey layer? I’ve done a side by side comparison, and there is NO difference between d&b with 50% gray fill layer or a blank layer set to overlay. …any ideas?

]]> By: Jeffrey Kontur http://digital-photography-school.com/burning-dodging-with-adjustment-layers-and-masks/comment-page-1#comment-50638 Jeffrey Kontur Tue, 12 May 2009 13:06:36 +0000 http://digital-photography-school.com/?p=5794#comment-50638 I like the Photoshopped version better, but I'd eat the original if it were set in front of me at the table. :o) I love non-destructive techniques and this is a great one. I like the Photoshopped version better, but I’d eat the original if it were set in front of me at the table. :o)

I love non-destructive techniques and this is a great one.

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