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› › HOW TO

Tip: After finalizing your dodging and burn-

ing, enable the Luminosity Check layer to see if

the foreground contrast still matches the back-

ground. If it doesn’t, reduce the opacity of the

Dodge and Burn layer.

ADD FILM GRAIN

A good technique to finalize any composite is to

add a small amount of film grain to bring a sense

of cohesiveness to all the elements.

Step One: Above the Color Balance adjustment

layer, create a new layer by pressing Com-

mand-Shift-N (PC: Ctrl-Shift-N). Name the layer

“Film Grain,” make sure the Use Previous Layer

to Create Clipping Mask checkbox is turned

off, set the blend Mode to Soft Light, and turn

on the Fill with Soft-Light-Neutral Color (50%

Gray) checkbox.

Step Two: Go to Filter>Convert for Smart Fil-

ters so after you apply the Grain filter in the next

step, you’ll be able to go back and change the

settings at a later time. In the Layers panel, set

the Opacity to 40%.

Step Three: Go to Filter>Filter Gallery, expand

the Texture folder, and click on Grain. Set the

Intensity to 25, the Contrast to 50, and under

Grain Type, select Regular.

After you click OK to apply the filter, you’ll see

a subtle film grain effect throughout the image.

Step One

Step Three

Before dodge and burn

After dodge and burn