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Advanced Image Workflow Enhancements

Dodging & Burning

Another technique is by making a feathered selection using the lasso tool (or a circular marquee for an even vignette) and manipulating the selected tones within the curves.

First make a feathered selection around your subject.

Inverse the selection [shift-ctrl-I]or SELECT/INVERSE

Open up your curves palette and adust the tones within the selection.

[Ctrl-M] IMAGE/ADJUST/CURVES

As you can see the tones have been darkened. Just like chocolate milk, right?

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