Post Processing Tricks With Ryan Dyar

One of the most powerful, and most underused techniques by newer landscape photographers has to be dodging and burning.   When done right it can take a photo that is flat, confusing and busy, do a dynamic photo with clear eye movement and dimension in its subjects.  Dodging and burning really unlocks the full potential of a photo and in this episode Ryan is going to take us through some of his favorite techniques.

A quick refresh of the terms  Dodging and Burning



Dodge = to lighten

Burn = To darken



Creating Dodge/Burn Layer



50% grey layer

Different blend modes (soft light, overlay)



Dodging and Burning with Color



Why?

How to choose color

How and where to dodge



The light bleed effect



Three Rules of light bleed



Creating atmosphere



When and where to do it

Darks luminosity selection

Dodge the darks to flatten and decrease contrast



Fixing Blend issues



Manual blending issues

Fixing reverse halos with dodging

Fixing bright halo’s around areas of contrast



Star Glow



How and where

Not overdoing it