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Today, we're going to discuss how dodging and burning can improve your photos and show you how easy it is in Capture One 20. What Is ‘Dodging & Burning’? If you’re familiar with this, then feel free to skip ahead. This is a primer for those reading who might be unfamiliar with what dodging and burning is. It’s simply a process/technique used during image development to adjust the exposure of specific areas of an image. It is a useful carry-over from print, and in digital, it has much more flexibility and, frankly, power. To "dodge" means to lighten and to "burn" refers to darkening.
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