Dodging; If a spot is to dark and shows little or no detail then dodging is the option for you. Essentially, you need to block light from that spot for a few seconds during exposure. The less light will give you a lighter picture/exposure so you can lighten up the dark space to show some detail. Dodging is done with any object that completely blocks light. Using the tool, block the light from hitting the trouble area for a second or more depending on how much you need to lighten the area. If you simply cover the spot with the tool, an outline of the object will appear. Therefore you need to shake the tool to prevent this from happening.
Burning; If a spot on your print is too light, then burning is the correct option. Burning will add more light to a trouble spot to darken it. To use the burning technique add an additional exposure time to print. For the duration if that extra time, block everything you do not wish to change so that the light spot is exposed. The additional exposure time will darken the spot to give it a more even tone. Once again it is important to keep shaking your tool like when you do dodging so there will be no outline of your tool on your image.
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