Professional Dodge and Burn Techniques in Affinity Photo

Did you know professional photographers often do things differently from amateurs when dodging and burning? These small changes can also make a big difference to the quality of their results. In this video, I’ll share a few of these and how to apply them in Affinity Photo.
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[@alangauld6079]

That's pretty much how I do D&B although I also sometimes use different colours of brush to highlight colours at the same time (eg dark blue to cool the shadows) But you definitely get a lot of control between brush and layer opacity plus different shades of grey colour(or other colours) while painting.
One question: Why use the B&W/Curves/Channels process for luminosity masking when Affinity 2 has luminosity masking built-in? Wouldn't it be simpler to just create a luminosity mask that way?

[@RobinWhalley]

Try doing it both ways and then see which one gives the best results. In theory there shouldn't be a difference...
You can also do more with the technique that I demonstrated but didn't include in the video.

[@keithsimpson8676]

Could you repeat this video using photoshop please Robin.

[@RobinWhalley]

I already published one, although it has a slightly different angle th-cam.com/video/A0zYyD8hOCY/w-d-xo.html

[@stewartlogie]

I like the technique of having a BW and curves layer group as an alternative to using a blend mode on the adjustment. Will give it a try.
Thanks for this very helpful tutorial.

[@RobinWhalley]

Thanks. This is well worth trying and there is more you can do with this technique that I didn't cover.

[@stevejacob4375]

Thank you for this tutorial using AF. It's a lot to take in in one viewing but very inspirational and well worth watching several times to get the gist of of it. thanks again for your informative videos.

[@RobinWhalley]

Glad it was helpful. Thank you

[@ItsWillLee]

Your explanations are top, I've learned a lot from your videos since Affinity Photo 1, thank you for your knowledge and time.
Side rant 😅
"Pro's do this" is getting really tiring. I think a better wording would be "advanced users".
I'm definitely not a "Pro", I'd say I'm an experienced user at best, I use very similar methods as you've shown.

[@RobinWhalley]

You're welcome.
As for the side rant - the videos would be ignored by TH-cam if I titled it "advanced users" or somthing similar. The split testing shows me that clearly. Given a video takes me around 10-15 hours to produce I'm going to what gives it the best chance of being viewed.

[@ItsWillLee]

@@RobinWhalley I apologise, the rant was more about the TH-cam algorithm and not meant to be directed at you.
I understand why the title matters and agree with you, I'd do the same.
The problem with TH-cam's algorithm in my case, is I pretty much avoid clicking on those videos now, there are a couple I watch for entertainment, title being irrelevant, such as Adam Gibbs & Thomas Heaton. However I stopped watching some other as I find their content is redundant and not much value for me.
Cheers,

[@obviousalias9506]

Thanks, Robin!

[@RobinWhalley]

You're welcome