BURN-IN AND DODGING

BURNING-IN ​- increasing the amount of exposure
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  • On occasion, the contrast in some negatives is so extreme that it is difficult to get good detail in the highlights without over-exposing the shadows.
  • The highlights can be burned-in by simply giving the whole print the correct exposure, then masking all but the highlights, while a further exposure is made.
  • Burning-in can be achieved by cutting appropriately sized holes in opaque card to allow areas of the print to receive more than the main exposure.
  • Hands can also be used for this purpose.  It is important to keep the object, of the hands, moving at ll times in order to avoid getting a line around the dodged area.
DODGING - decreasing the amount of exposure
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  • This process involves shading areas of the print during exposure so that they receive less light and come out brighter.
  • Dodging can be achieved by sticking a piece of opaque card onto thin wire and use this to mask the requisite area of the print.
  • It is important to keep the mask moving gently throughout the exposure.