A foolproof, non-destructive way to dodge and burn in Photoshop — two Curves adjustment layers and the Apply Image command, which uses your photo's own lights and darks to blend the effect in automatically. CHAPTERS 00:00 A foolproof, non-destructive dodge and burn method 00:42 Adding a Dodge curves layer and painting your mask 01:31 Blending it in with Apply Image 02:06 Adding a Burn curves layer 02:32 Blending the burn layer with Apply Image, inverted 02:53 Fine-tuning your dodge and burn afterward THE STEPS 1. Add a Curves adjustment layer and brighten it for your dodge, then invert the mask to black and paint white only where you want the brightening to show. 2. Go to Image, then Apply Image, with Layer set to Merged, Channel RGB, Blending Multiply, Opacity 100, and Invert unchecked — this blends the effect using the photo's own tonal values. 3. Add a second Curves layer and darken it for your burn, invert its mask, and paint white with a large soft brush toward the areas you wan...