 Andrew J. Tattersall |
changing a grey sky into a blue sky Hi, I have a question concerning an image I took while in the mountains. I have a beautiful shot of the mountains except for a rather dull grey sky. Unfortunitely I was not able to be there on the right day. I want to change the sky to a more attractive looking blue sky. Is this possible in photoshop. Thanks for the help
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Damian P. Gadal |
Yes, you should be able to replace the sky.... Do you have a sky you want to replace it with?
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Andrew J. Tattersall |
Yes I do, should I crop it or try and make the colour?
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Damian P. Gadal |
You can copy the image onto the sky as a new layer and then select and delete the old sky.... or something along those lines...
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Bob Cammarata |
Is the local close enough to warrant another trip when the sky IS blue? (Just a thought.)
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Damian P. Gadal |
That's always a safe bet... I've done that many a time...
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Andrew J. Tattersall |
Unfortunitely it is on the other side of the country. A bite of along trip. Andrew
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Andrew J. Tattersall |
Unfortunitely it is on the other side of the country. A bite of along trip. Andrew
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Andrew J. Tattersall |
Unfortunitely it is on the other side of the country. A bite of along trip. Andrew
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Alix Nublado |
You could do a graduated tint in picasa over the sky. It is really a shame that you have to change it BACK to blue, though.
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anonymous A. |
It is a pretty regular task, Andrew... I have a file of skies that I am always adding to for just that purpose. That way I can match time of day, direction of the light, cloud formations, mood, tonality etc. There are lots of ways to go about it, but I think the most natural results are achieved by duplicating the background layer of your original image, then dragging the image with your sky into the software (or copying it and pasting as a new layer), then placing the sky layer between the two existing layers.
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Rebecca A. Steed |
something I'd like to point out is that blue sky often warrants deep shadows since the sun is shining. just replacing the sky with a blue one I think could give it an unnatural, manipulated look. I can't see the picture, so that is your call, just pay attention to that if you do replace the sky. I like the idea of slightly tinting it, or, replace it with a stormy sky if that would look more natural, since both are 'cloudy' and do not render deep shadows and highlights as a sunny, clear blue day would.
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Andrew J. Tattersall |
Thanks for the suggestions, I have since started a folder of different sky shots. I have also found the more I work on images the better you get. Thanks again. Andrew
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