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Figure 12-14. Here's the boy from Figure 12-13 after a dose of the Dodge and Burn tools. The
shadowed side of his face is easier to see, but the contrast there is pretty flat, while it's much too
dramatic on the sunny side of his face. (The effects are deliberately too strong here to show you the
perils of getting overzealous with either tool.) See page 413 to learn a different method for select-
ively adjusting highlights and shadows. Both methods have advantages and disadvantages.
Most of the time, you'll probably want to use the Dodge and Burn tools in combination.
They can help draw attention to specific parts of a photo, but they work best for subtle
changes. Applying them too vigorously—especially on color photos—creates an obviously
faked look. Black-and-white photos (or color images converted to black and white) can gen-
erally stand much stronger contrasts.
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