Crop Corner

The dodge tool is used to lighten areas of a photo or element by clicking and dragging across the areas you want to lighten. Conversely, the burn tool is used to darken areas. (You can think of the dodge and burn tools as a sort of paintbrush that you use to paint highlights or shadows.) While using either of the tools, you can also right-click and it will execute the opposite tool. For instance, if you have the burn tool activated, you can right-click and drag and it temporarily becomes the dodge tool and vice versa. The dodge tool keyboard shortcut is J but the burn tool does not have a keyboard shortcut. Endless dodge and burn effects can be produced by varying the brush style as well as the opacity.