![]() If we zoom into the original image, that blue is actually from the original sky, but let’s fix it to be gray. Notice the blue in the top right corner of the sky. So we can adjust the amount of the sky that we want and mix it with the layer underneath to make it look more believable. What we’re going to do is we’re going to select the mask, go to Properties, see the Density - this slider controls the effect of the mask. So maybe the background is just a little bit strong. What this does is masks everything opposite your current selection. Now hold down the Alt/Option Key and click Layer Mask. Then drag a selection box over the areas we want removed. Now deselect the areas that were incorrectly picked. ![]() This will select the similar areas inside these little gaps that were missed on the first selection. So what we want to do is we want to expand this selection a little bit. There will still be little bits that haven’t been selected. So with the top image selected, choose Select > Sky tool. Now Photoshop will launch with these two images as individual layers. Now select both photos, Right Click > Edit In > Open as Layers in Photoshop. The image on the right is exposed so highlight areas will reveal the sky. You can see below that the image on the left is exposed so the shadows are lightened. Now select both images by clicking on the X|Y button in the Library module to view them side-by-side. Also lighten Shadows to +40 to bring out detail in the trees. This also isn’t going to overly affect our foreground. With the original photo selected, bring Highlights down to -64 so we can see our edges clearly. Notice the “blooming:” this means that we are losing edge detail because of the brightness. Yes, the foreground got dark, but it doesn’t matter. So bring Highlights to -100 and Exposure to -1.55. What we want to do is bring out the detail here in the original sky. Select the copy and go to the Develop module. Duplicate (Ctr/Cmd+’) the photo, and it will create a copy of the image. Select both images and choose Open in Camera Raw. If you’re not doing it inside of Lightroom or you don’t have Lightroom, just go into Adobe Bridge, right click on the image and choose to Duplicate. Check out the video below for the Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom tutorial, or read on for all of the details.ġ. In this tutorial Colin Smith, the creator of PhotoshopCAFE, demonstrates how to edit a photo to get the maximum detail out of the sky and the foreground. ![]() There are many ways to do different things with the software, as well as all kinds of tips, tricks, and hacks to do things simply and easily. ![]() Maybe you’ve been using Adobe Photoshop and Lightroom for a while, or maybe you’re just getting started. ![]()
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