Gold Dodge & Burn: A Craft And Vision eBook by Piet van Den Eynde [PDF + Full Pkg]

Dodge & Burn: A Craft And Vision eBook by Piet van Den Eynde
(I don't believe it is located on the Craft & Vision site anymore)



An eBook called Dodge and Burn: Leading The Eye With Lightroom and Photoshop. Written by Piet van Den Eynde, this is a comprehensive manual on how to refine the tonal relationships in your digital imagery by using Lightroom and/or Photoshop.

Although we don’t often refer to it as such these days, especially if we didn’t start out in the days of film and enlargers, dodging and burning is a craft that has as much relevance today as it ever did. In fact, Ansel Adams is quoted as saying “Dodging and burning are steps to take care of mistakes God made in establishing tonal relationships.”

Lighting conditions, contrast and the limitations of digital sensors rarely produce a perfect image when we snap the shutter. However, by processing our images with modern digital imaging software, we can soften highlights, bring out shadows and accentuate color and contrast in order to effectively communicate the message of our subject matter in the optimum way that we intended during initial capture.

Post processing can be daunting and sometimes overwhelming task. Even with the simplicity of virtual sliders that give immediate results, the craft of effectively dodging and burning requires that we have full understanding of how we intend to refine our image, but also why.

The why is what matters, because in photography, it’s not the technique that carries the image, it’s the message. Photography is all about communicating your own interpretation about the subject, and through careful tonal management, you can help lead your viewer’s eye through your image. Human vision responds differently to light and dark, areas of relative brightness and to differing levels of sharpness, contrast and color. Solid post processing skills allow you to take control of your photographs. In today’s world, you need to take control of your imagery in order for it to stand out.

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