Blocking the light from the enlarger during part of the exposure from certain areas of the print that are deemed too dark, in order to bring out hidden details.

Darkroom printing technique in which specific areas of the print are given less print exposure by blocking the light to those areas of the print, making those areas lighter.

Dodging means preventing areas that are too dark in a print from overexposing. This can be done by correctly exposing the dark area, with the help of a test strip, and then covering that area while exposing the rest of the print for the normal amount of time.

In the printing of photographs this is used to control exposure to certain areas of the print by holding back light. See: Burning.

To give decreased exposure to one area of a print when hand printing.

The selective shading or masking of a portion of a photograph during copying to soften the contrast.  Automatic dodging selectively varies the illumination over the photograph in proportion to the average density of each area on the photograph.

Blocking a portion of the light when printing a photograph so that an area of the print will be made lighter.

Selectively lightening part of a photo.

Selectively lightening part of an image.

Also called holding back; in traditional darkroom work, the hand of the developer or a piece of cardboard would be used to block light passing from the enlarger to the print, thus lessening the exposure in only specific parts of the picture. Digitally, the effect is to lighten part of the image without affecting the rest.

Holding back the image-forming light from a part of the image projected on an enlarger easel during part of the basic exposure time to make that area of the print lighter.

'Local' control of density in photographic printing achieved by shading (using your hands, small pieces of card or various other dodging tools), therefore, holding back the image-forming light from a part of the photo to make that area of the print lighter. DPI (Dots Per Inch) A measurement of the resolution of a digital photo or digital device, including digital cameras and printers. The higher the number, the greater the resolution.

Reducing the exposure to areas of a print that would otherwise be too dark.

control of exposure in photographic printing achieved by reducing exposure to specific areas of the paper.