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chasrich wrote: I takes a soft touch to "fix" a shot without messing it up. I can tell this ain't Dave's first rodeo.
I agree. Although I hear it all the time, I don't even know what dodging is.
Sure, practice makes perfect but, unless you learn from your mistakes, you are only perfecting your ability to fail.
The Time Capturer wrote:
chasrich wrote: I takes a soft touch to "fix" a shot without messing it up. I can tell this ain't Dave's first rodeo.
I agree. Although I hear it all the time, I don't even know what dodging is.
Dodge is the exact opposite of Burn. Where burn darkens an area, dodge lightens it. The trick is to use a soft almost transparent brush and to remember Ctrl+Z removes whatever you just did. With use and practice it becomes as simple as finger painting.
“Amateurs worry about equipment, professionals worry about money, masters worry about light, I just make pictures… ” ~ Vernon Trent
Thanks Charles ... didn't know what burning was either. Wow, with all the editing I've done, you'd think I'd at least know the terms.
Thanks also to Graflex 4x5 for understanding my illness. Unfortunately, the kids don't always let me relax ... go, go, go. I like it when they're swimming in the lake because when I get tired, I can wade back to shore and sit down. It's not my favourite shooting position because I need to be out there with them but, at least I can still capture some shots. I love having a zoom lens.
Thanks to DestinDave as well. I think, within the next few days, I'll be installing Photoshop again and play around a little. With all the new tutorials available, as well as all the information on this site (and in this thread), maybe something will stick this time.
Thank you one and all!!!
Sure, practice makes perfect but, unless you learn from your mistakes, you are only perfecting your ability to fail.
Nucely done. Dave! Goes to show that hands-on is better than plug-in:rofl: 
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