{"id":21,"date":"2009-10-16T07:47:54","date_gmt":"2009-10-16T11:47:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/glennpaulleyphotography.ca\/blog\/?p=21"},"modified":"2025-08-04T17:42:05","modified_gmt":"2025-08-04T21:42:05","slug":"new-dodging-and-burning-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/glennpaulleyphotography.ca\/blog\/2009\/10\/16\/new-dodging-and-burning-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"New dodging and burning technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>At our <a href=\"http:\/\/bpag.ca\">Burlington Photographic Arts Group<\/a> meeting last night, John Price gave a 15-minute presentation on the technique he uses for dodging and burning large-format negatives that I&#8217;ve not seen before.<\/p>\n<p>John cuts a 4&#215;5 piece of mylar &#8211; the translucent material that draftsmen use to trace drawings &#8211; and places it on top of the negative when he places the carrier in the enlarger head. 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