How do you turn a Day shot into a Night shot?

[justin-branam]

I have a photo shoot sceduled, but they want a night shot of their outdoor pool. Problem is, with my schedule, i wouldn't be able to be there at night. Is there a way to make a day shot look like a night shot? My main concern is the pool and any reflections it may have, as well as your typical outdoor lights. I have Photoshop CS3 and After Effects, so i'm hoping this can be done? Internet search only got me a few dead links. Thanks in advance.

Also, if you have any examples, that would be great.

[lnterestlng]

google "day for night"

everything you ever wanted to know

[freebird]

Nik filters has a "midnight filter" that I use on occasion. Its kind of hit or miss.

But it seems to work well with buildings and structure. I think they might have a trial version. I use the filter delfaults pretty much and then add the filter , then adjust opacity of it in Photoshop.

Let us know if thats like what your looking for.

Chuck

[SnlpeR]

what about before the sun rises?

[justin-branam]

what about before the sun rises?

it is an out of town shoot and i wont be able to make it there early enough for that.

[FlexiPack]

It can be done in photoshop but it can be a lot of hassle depending on the original photo.

In the book 'How to cheat in photoshop CS3 (http://www.amazon.co.uk/How-Cheat-Photoshop-CS3-Photorealistic/dp/0240520629/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213185555&sr=8-1)' Steve Caplin has a tutorial on turning day into night and I followed that when attemping it on my own image below. Unless you're a photoshop genius (which sadly im not!) it'll never be as good as the real thing.

original:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/Mcflynnster/IMG_3637.jpg

photoshopped:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/Mcflynnster/IMG_3637HDR2localadaptFinishingTouc.jpg

[V8Rumble]

Darken with blue tint? Night scenes in movies are shot in the day, and thats kinda what they do. well back in the day anyway.

[tom1s]

FlexiPack, I think that looks pretty cool. Nice work.

[Jryan]

FlexiPack, I think that looks pretty cool. Nice work.

I agree, not bad!

[cdifoto]

Got me convinced! How long did that take?

[freebird]

Flexipack , very nice edit:D

[sidx001]

wow Flexipack, I need to try that! very cool :)

[FlexiPack]

Thanks everyone :D i think it took roughly about 3hrs in all - came back to it a few times so not entirely sure.

[cdifoto]

Wow three hours? I think I'll just wait until it gets dark...

:D