SHADING AND IMAGE IN PHOTOSHOP 5

Photoshop has both burning and dodging tools available for your use, which can be useful for small areas. You will find that the exposure setting when using these tools will need to be very low. Try starting at 5% until you get the hang of it as nothing looks worse than an area that has been overdone.

A far better way of achieving the same result digitally is via the selection tools, the feathered edge and the levels command. In black & white printing it is often the sky that needs extra exposure and to do this you need to select the sky or part of the sky using the selection tools. The magic wand is useful, but I like to draw an oblong selection with the Marquee tool. Feather the edge of the selection so that any changes you make are gradual and therefore less noticeable. Select the Levels command and move the sliders to achieve the result you want. Remember that you can see the result via the preview before hitting OK.