Brush presetsĪ great way to accomplish this is with brush presets. But it can be helpful sometimes if you want to make sure to avoid adding too much. I prefer to keep this relatively high (between 70 and 100) and use flow to control how much is being painted on. The “Density” setting is a maximum of how much of the effect can be painted on without lifting the brush up (un-clicking and clicking the mouse button again OR lifting up a tablet pen). I typically use 25 for this and then just go over areas more than once if they need more coverage. This will allow you to apply more in one area than the other while keeping the adjustment setting the same. It can be helpful to think of flow as how much you are covering the image with the adjustment. This is a little different than changing the adjustment after the fact. The “Flow” setting allows you to control how much of the effect is being painted onto the image. The “Feather” setting will make sure the edges of the brush are soft (or blurred) so that whatever effect you paint on is more natural. The size of the brush will depend on what part of the image you are working on. That is often a little too much but it will let you see where the effect is being applied more easily. I start with a brush set at -1 exposure for darkening (burning) and +1 exposure for brightening (dodging). The reason it is so useful is that you can adjust the effect after you apply it to the image. The best tool for dodging and burning in Lightroom is the brush tool. By enhancing the contrast with a more targeted approach, your image comes to life with more depth and interest than it had before.
This is about enhancing what contrast is already there. Keep in mind, this isn’t about changing the image or correcting it.
That means getting in there and slightly darkening shadows and lightening highlights. Most of the time the answer is simple dodging and burning of the details in the image. Have you ever looked at a professionally edited photo and wondered how that got that “pro” look? But when I do the actual editing itself…I work the other way. When I am planning…I like to start off by deciding what is important in the image and what isn’t, then move on to identifying details to dodge and burn. Once you read this guide, you should have an idea what to look for.
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