The Dodge and Burn tools let you selectively tone an image. As these are destructive changes, this video shows how to use them with layers in a way that will allow you to return to your original image.

In this episode of The Complete Picture, discover the power of making selective adjustments like dodging and burning, color corrections and noise removal using the Graduated Filter and Adjustment Brush in Lightroom 4. Note: although this video was recorded in Lightroom, the same techniques are available in Adobe Camera Raw in Photoshop CS6.

Three basics of image adjustment are discussed here by Infinite Skills author, Andy Anderson. The Dodge tool (lightening), The Burn tool (darkening), and the Sponge Tool (color saturation).

Three basics of image adjustment are discussed here by Infinite Skills author, Andy Anderson. The Dodge tool (lightening), The Burn tool (darkening), and the Sponge Tool (color saturation).

In this episode of the Complete Picture, Julieanne Kost demonstrates how to eliminate repetitive tasks and increase efficiencies in Photoshop by customizing the tools you use the most and saving them as Presets.

In this Episode of the Complete Picture Julieanne demonstrates what you can do in Lightroom’s Develop module to enhance your photographs using color and tonality to change the mood and atmosphere of an image . We all know that the goal is to capture the best photograph in camera, but what happens when we aren’t at the right place at the right time? Julieanne will show you how to make subtle changes to increase the photograph’s emotional impact.

Use the improved Dodge, Burn, and Sponge tools with the Protect Tones setting to achieve subtle and seamless corrections.

Use Dodging and Burning to bring out the best in your photos. Learn when, where, and how as well as the proper techniques with a Wacom tablet.

Richard Harrington shares tips on the new, subtly refined tools in Photoshop CS4 to help get the results you want with your images.

Rediscover the Adjustment layers through the powerful Adjustments panel. Colin Smith shows you all the main features as well as the new Mask panel and the revamped Dodge, Burn and Sponge tools.