Dodging and Burning in Photoshop

Today we will discuss the Burning and Dodging tools in Photoshop. 

The Burn Tool will darken an area, the Dodge Tool lightens an area.

I will give a demonstration of this in class.

After I show you how to use the tools you will post an example of your use of the tools. The instructions and examples are below:

Post a before and after picture demonstrating your use of the Burn and dodge tools in Photoshop.

The burn tool will darken areas of your image, and the Dodge tool will lighten areas of your image.

In a brief paragraph explain the areas that you burned and dodged.

Follow the example below:

Original Photograph

Dodged and Burned Photograph

I dodged the highlights on the bananas and in the blurry chair in the backgound. I felt like the picture would be stronger if you could better see the details in the distance.
I burned the details in the glass bowl as well as in the bananas because I felt that the bowl was too grayish and i wanted more contrast. Finally I burned the wall on the right of the bowl because it was hard to see where the bowl ended and the wall began.

Adjustment Layers - Levels

Most pictures will require an adjustment of Contrast, or the range of value in a picture.

Today we will be using Adjustment Layers to change the Levels of Dark, Middle, and Light Values in a photograph.

We will use the Histogram to analyze the amount og Dark, Middle, and Light tones in a picture.

We will upload 3 examples of the use of the Levels Adjustment Layer.

Include the picture and the Histogram.

here is an example ...

Adjustment Layer-Hue Saturation

Original Color

Desaturated BW

Change a Photo to Black and White Using Adjustment Layers

Change a color photo to black and white
Open a photograph you have taken
Using the Hue-Saturation Adjustment layer, convert the picture to black and white.
Post the original and De-Saturated (black and White) to your blog.

Review Day - Hands-On Quiz

Upload and write down all settings for ISO, Shutter Speed, and Aperture

Fire Hydrant

• Rule of Thirds
• Shallow D.o.F

Bus

• Stop sign centered in the middle of the picture
• Deep D.o.F.

Clover

• Bugs Eye Point of View
• Shallow D.o.F.

Catch Up Day

Today we will each find at least 3 projects that we have either not completed of need to improve upon. We may do this next class as well.

Go to your SIS grade book and find projects that are either zero or exempt and find 3 to work on.

I'll meet with each of you independently with the goal of improving your grades this week.

Platon

Today we will watch a documentary about a very interesting photographer named Platon.

 Answer the following questions.

Where is Platon from?
What inspired him to become a photographer?
How did he get his big break as a photographer? What magazine did he work for?
What kind of work does he do?
Name 3 people he has photographed.
Describe "The people's Portfolio?

Also

• Give me 3 more interesting facts about him
• Upload 3 of your favorite Platon photosgraphs.

Here is Platons's website