- Set the Range to Shadows. By default, the dodge tool affects
midtones while protecting highlights and shadows. That’s typi-
cally a good setting, but where this image is concerned, the
shadows need help. Go to the options bar and set the Range
option to Shadows. Or press the shortcut Shift+Alt+S (Shift-
Option-S on the Mac). - Revisit the shaded areas. You can choose any approach you
like, but here are the brushstrokes I applied:- One long stroke from the right side (her left) of her temple
down and around to the left side (her right) of her jaw. - Two strokes apiece below her cheeks and nose, followed
by one stroke across her mouth and smile. - One long stroke across her brow and under her eyebrows.
- With a larger brush, two strokes across each eye, then one
stroke over each ear and inside the shadows of her hair. - Finally, I restored the Range setting to Midtones and painted
one big stroke over all the shaded areas.
The result is more balanced lighting that brings out the details
in Hannah’s face, as witnessed by the first two examples in
Figure 4-7.
- One long stroke from the right side (her left) of her temple
Figure 4-6.Figure 4-7.PeaRl Of WISDOmIf you skipped the upgrade to CS4 and last
used the dodge or burn tool in pre-CS4
versions of Photoshop, you’ll notice a vast
improvement that came with the CS4 update
(and that you can now enjoy in CS5). To
compare the much improved dodge tool to
its CS3-and-earlier predecessors, turn off the
Protect Tones check box in the options bar
and paint a few strokes. The third example in
Figure 4-7 shows the result of painting just
a single stroke (with a Range of Midtones
and an Exposure of 50 percent) with Protect
Tones turned off. Boy, we used to have some
low standards if we thought that was okay!
Ctrl+Alt+Z (�-Option-Z) as many times as it
takes to make the image look good again,
and then turn Protect Tones back on.
The result of 17 strokes
of the CS4 dodge toolOriginal imageA single stroke of
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