How to Add a “Fake” Sky to a Photo in Photoshop
June 24th, 2009Categorized Under: Photoshop Tips & Tutorials, Video Tutorials
This video will teach you two methods for adding an artificial sky to a photograph where they sky has been accidentally blown out. Of course getting this right in camera is better and more preferable. But sometimes if you do not have fill flash or a reflector, skies will be sacrificed so that people in the photo are properly exposed. You have to decide if the photo looks fine with the white sky. If not, here are a few ways you can fix it in photoshop.
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9:16 amJune 24th, 2009
Great tutorial! Thanks Jodi!
9:17 amJune 24th, 2009
This is a great tip! Thanks for showing us how to do this. I have had a couple of pictures that certainly could have benefited from this!
9:38 amJune 24th, 2009
Thanks, Jodi. Fab tutorial.
9:40 amJune 24th, 2009
blown skies don’t bother me, but it’s good to have a few tricks up your sleeve just in case! thanks for the great tutorial!
10:12 amJune 24th, 2009
COOOOOOOOL!!!!! You ROCK!
10:12 amJune 24th, 2009
Great tutorial! Thanks for the tips!
10:20 amJune 24th, 2009
THANK YOU SO MUCH! This was EXACTLY what I had been wondering about! THANK YOU SO MUCH!
11:14 amJune 24th, 2009
Thank you Jodi! You have such a great resource. We appreciate you so much!
11:28 amJune 24th, 2009
Awesome Tuet. thanks Jodi!
11:44 amJune 24th, 2009
Very cool tip! Thanks. It is easier to get it right in the camera at times, but there are times when you sacrafice the sky for the moment, so this rocks!
11:51 amJune 24th, 2009
Jodi-
Thank you so much for this tutorial. White skies are a way of life here in SoCal. I think I’m going to love a subtle application of blue gradient!!!
11:55 amJune 24th, 2009
Another great tutorial!! Thanks so much.
11:56 amJune 24th, 2009
I’ve always used the gradient tool one, but never tried taking the sky from another picture. Might give it a shot next time. Thanks for all your tutorials. You rock!
12:11 pmJune 24th, 2009
Excellent tutorial as usual. Many, many thanks!
12:26 pmJune 24th, 2009
You’re awesome!
1:16 pmJune 24th, 2009
Fantastic tutorial! Thanks so much:)
1:24 pmJune 24th, 2009
So fun and cool, thanks for sharing your expertise Jodi!
1:46 pmJune 24th, 2009
i was in need of this TODAY! i have a blown sky and came across your tutorial! karma
3:25 pmJune 24th, 2009
Jodi – thank you so much for taking the time to share with us! I really appreciate all the things I learn here.
3:27 pmJune 24th, 2009
Awesome..wondered how that was done. Definitely have quite a few to use this on!
6:47 pmJune 24th, 2009
Great tutorial! Thank you
8:37 pmJune 24th, 2009
I have watched sky tutorial on You Tube but, yours are simplified and fast……Thanks
9:10 pmJune 24th, 2009
Great info.. MAN was I ever doing this the hard way! O M G! LOL I’m laughing at my weak attempts prior to watching your video! LOL
Thanks so much!
xo
j
10:16 pmJune 24th, 2009
You rock my world Jodi. Thanks!
1:41 amJune 25th, 2009
Wow, that was great! I love these tutorials
10:42 amJune 25th, 2009
Thanks so much! I’ve been playing around with doing this lately and this made it much more understandable!! Thanks again for all that you teach. you’re the greatest!
9:11 pmJune 25th, 2009
Jodi that was a fantastic tutorial!! I haven’t seen such an easy and realistic way to add in a sky! Thank you so much
3:53 pmJune 26th, 2009
Wow, what an awesome tutorial Jodi! Thanks so much!
4:25 pmJune 28th, 2009
very cool tutorial, easy and realistic. thanks so much for sharing!
5:00 pmJune 28th, 2009
EXCELLENT tutorial Jodi, thank you so much
12:43 amJune 30th, 2009
Thank you for the great tutorial!!
1:02 pmJuly 29th, 2009
Great tutorial. This can be more challenging with an image containing more trees with patches of sky showing thru leaves. Any tips for handling that?
10:04 pmSeptember 10th, 2009
Thanks great tutorial!