Here are some brief overviews of techniques to alter the look of your photo.
BurningDodging
Sepia Toning
Coloring
Solarizing
Here are some brief overviews of techniques to alter the look of your photo.
BurningBurning is a technique used when an area of your photo is too light. Use a thick board (so the light does not go through) with a hole cut in it. If you need to burn a specific spot, cut a piece out of the board that is the exact same shape. Putting the board over your picture while exposing it with light will make the area lighter that is under the hole in your board.
Dodging is a technique used when you want to stop an area from being over-exposed. Usually the tool used is a piece of cardboard the size of a silver dollar attached to a wire. As you can see in the picture below, the piece of cardboard is held (move a little, do not hold still) over the area you do not want to be exposed to light. This technique lets you "hide" an area of your picture while exposing the rest of the picture. Moving the cardboard allows the area to be exposed, just not to the full potential.
Sepia toning creates a unique "antique" look. It is a chemical that dyes the photograph as seen below. See the bottle for directions.
While challenging, hand coloring your photograph gives a specialized look. Using photo oils and cotton swabs (like a Q-tip) you can transform your black and white photo to something quite different.
Solarizing is a simple technique that transforms your photograph into silver and black instead of black and white. When your picture is in the developer tray, simply turn on the room light for a few seconds. You will need to play with the time of light to get it just right, but too long will turn your picture black. REMEMBER:Make sure all unexposed paper is put away before doing this or you will ruin it.
