Digital BW, The Print

My quick and dirty single edge burn is to create a levels layer, then 
close the dialog without adjustment. Then I use the Gradient tool 
(first box) to draw a line perpendicular to the area to be burned. 
Then reopen the Levels dialog and adjust the mid-tone slider to suit. 
Final trim with opacity.

George De Wulfe showed me his edge-burn scheme up at Cone's. My 
variation is to open a Gradient layer from the Layers palette. Open 
Show Color window and set foreground to 100% Black. Select Foreground 
to Transparent (third box), select Radial, set Scale to 150% 
(usually). Uncheck Align and move to visual center of image, check 
Reverse. Highlight Angle, and use shift plus up/down keys to modify 
distribution in 10 degree steps. Close dialog and switch to Soft 
Light blending mode, adjust Opacity to suit. I suppose I could do the 
whole thing in Soft Light, but I like the enhanced view for placement.
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