If there’s one thing you could do right now to greatly improve the quality of your photographs, it would be to learn how to PROPERLY use Lightroom and Photoshop to strengthen tone and detail…hands-down.

And the best, tried-and-true method for shaping the light and directing the eye through your frame is by dodging and burning. When done correctly, this workflow can greatly transform both the quality of your composition and the clarity of your detail and texture. This will not only greatly expand your imaginative skills as a photographer, but enhance your technical skills in the digital darkroom.