Portrait Retouching
Dodge and Burn: The Sculpting Technique Every Portrait Retoucher Needs
Dodge and Burn: The Sculpting Technique Every Portrait Retoucher Needs When I first learned dodge and burn, everything changed about how I approached portrait retouching. This isn’t just another Photoshop tool—it’s the difference between a flat, processed-looking edit and a photo that looks naturally refined. I’m excited to walk you through this technique because once you master it, you’ll use it on nearly every portrait you touch. What Dodge and Burn Actually Does Let me be direct: dodge and burn is digital sculpting.