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With the Photoshop Dodge and Burn tools, you can set the size of the tool and its softness independently by selecting a brush of the size and the hardness or softness you require.
You can also set the Photoshop tools to operate primarily on shadows, midtones, and highlights. You can adjust the degree of lightening and darkening applied by specifying an exposure, too.
For lightens you can use Dodge tool