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Dodging and Burning a print

Take a look at this photo. Notice how the lower left corner of the print is over-exposed (or at least it appears that the negative was over exposed.) In any case, the exposure does not match the rest of the print, ruining what could otherwise be a nice print.

In the “wet” darkroom, there is a technique called “burning,” that would solve this problem nicely. What is done is that a quarter sized hole is cut in a piece of opaque cardboard, and then this hole is used to allow extra light to land on the photo paper after the paper had been exposed for the majority of the image. The cardboard was moved slowly around so that no one spot got all the light, blending the exposure. This is not a hard technique to learn, but did require practice. Here is Wiki’s explanation of the technique http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodging_and_burning Does anyone have an idea of how to do this sort of thing with Paint Shop Pro?

You could try the dodge and burn tool. :wink:

See: http://www.pcworld.com/article/126002/digital_focus_improve_exposure_with_dodge_and_burn.html

Don’t know about Paint Shop Pro, but in PhotoShop there is a tool like Bruce mentions. I find teh built-in Help for PhotoShop is very good at teaching techniques. The hardest part for me is knowing what I want. In your case you’ve already got that :smiley:

Steve in adolbe photoshop it is done with the burn dodge tool in the same fashion as the wet print. If you need to use a copy let me know at the next meet.

do keep in mind that this will only darken the corner whereas when you have an original negative there is detail you are burning in as that area is just overexposed.

Wow, those are some LONG logs!

I don’t know if I’d try to burn that. Maybe duplicate the original layer and play with the levels on both until they match. Then blend the layers so it’s even. And I’m talking about using Photoshop, I don’t know about the other programs…

Is the image posted here the same as your original? Meaning, is this one reduced in size or anything like that?

Jon.

How’s this for a quick fix?

(http://home.comcast.net/~kookala/Test2.jpg)

Jon.

Jon:

Nice fix! Done in Photoshop?

Those must be ship’s masts or something similar. Anyone know the date and location?

Happy RRing,

Jerry

Yes sir, Photoshop. That’s what I use at work and here at home.

Jon.

I think those boys better put an idler in the center!
Can you imagine what would happen if those poles started harmonic rocking?

Jon,

That’s close to what I had in mind.

Those are likly ship masts, there is a picture in Gorre and Labbe book of a similar load. The other day going over the Sound there was a Log Truck with a 126 footer on the ferry, I asked the driver where he was going with that one and he said that it was to be a transmission pole, don’t need wood masts any more! I want to do that with a pair of my disconnects, just need to get some warm weather and a few jobs done and out the door.

Paul

Steve Featherkile said:
Jon,

That’s close to what I had in mind.


Oops, I forgot about this thread.

Steve, what would you like changed to get it more inline with what you wanted?

Jon.