Dropping a new sky into a Image?????

Pixel-Snapper · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

Hi folks looking for some help please.

I'm looking to drop a new sky background into this image, on the day of the shoot the sky was really dull and blown out. I should at the time bracketed the image to get contrast into the sky but it didnt come to me at the time.

Does anyone have a tutorial they might be able to steer me in the direction of so i can learn the technique myself as I cant seem to find one.

If you fancy having a go and telling me how you did it the image is this one.

dashotgun · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

nice z! if you havecs4 youhave to first make this a layer. hopefully you are shooting in raw and not jpeg or the post processing will kill it. Once you have deleted the sky( not easy with the branchs btw) you have to take a picture of a better sky. copy the part you want and put into the other picture as another layer done. It is easier if you have smooth interface between the old and the new branches are tough. There are expensive plugins which will do it with the fractal boarders like vertus fluid mask. However it can be done in cs4 without if the boarders are smooth.

Sorarse · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

If you can't pull any detail out of what you have already shot, it's not too difficult to paste another sky in there.

Here's a quick one I did in a few minutes if this is the sort of thing you are hoping to do.

To do it proper justice, you would need to spend a bit more time blending the sky and trees on the skyline.

Pixel-Snapper · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

dashotgun - thanks for that its the info im looking for I have CS3 and only shoot in raw

Sorarse - Thats just what im after thanks Sorarse

colt · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

Here's another quickie...

Pixel-Snapper · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

WOW Colt im blown away thats just what im after. thanks all

JJD.Photography · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by Pixel-Snapper

WOW Colt im blown away thats just what im after. thanks all

I second that statement! Is there a "How-To" on how this is done?

rammy · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

The sky replacements look good. Probably want to blur the sky a little though due to the shallow DOF.

PhotosGuy (Frank) has a tutorial posted somewhere here on replacing the sky.

stathunter · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by Pixel-Snapper

WOW Colt im blown away thats just what im after. thanks all

Nice work Colt. Skies like that make the entire image!

René Damkot · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

Be sure that the perspective & direction of light in the "sky shot" is the same as in the car shot (it isn't here). Also make sure the focus in the sky is the same as in the sky it replaces (again: it isn't here).

Lastly: Don't forget to get some "sky" in the reflections of the car

Peano · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by Pixel-Snapper

Does anyone have a tutorial they might be able to steer me in the direction of so i can learn the technique myself as I cant seem to find one.

Here's a tutorial.

jemersonl83 · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

Peano, Wow!

colt · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by René Damkot

Be sure that the perspective & direction of light in the "sky shot" is the same as in the car shot (it isn't here). Also make sure the focus in the sky is the same as in the sky it replaces (again: it isn't here).

Lastly: Don't forget to get some "sky" in the reflections of the car

that's true - I was just trying to show the process - but it was bugging me so I flipped it in the version I sent pixel.

colt · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by Peano

Here's a tutorial.

actually, I think that's how to paint in your own sky, not replace it with a real one.
substantially easier, but when it comes to painting, I'm about as artistic as a rock.

colt · 17th of March 2009 (Tue)

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Originally Posted by JJD.Photography

I second that statement! Is there a "How-To" on how this is done?

not really - I'll send you the photoshop file if you want. Peano's looks better if you're artistic, (I'm not), just add a few more clouds to account for the soft shadows.

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Pixel-Snapper Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 95	Dropping a new sky into a Image????? Hi folks looking for some help please. I'm looking to drop a new sky background into this image, on the day of the shoot the sky was really dull and blown out. I should at the time bracketed the image to get contrast into the sky but it didnt come to me at the time. Does anyone have a tutorial they might be able to steer me in the direction of so i can learn the technique myself as I cant seem to find one. If you fancy having a go and telling me how you did it the image is this one. __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixel-snapper/

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dashotgun Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: The Tar Heel state Posts: 678 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Dropping a new sky into a Image????? nice z! if you havecs4 youhave to first make this a layer. hopefully you are shooting in raw and not jpeg or the post processing will kill it. Once you have deleted the sky( not easy with the branchs btw) you have to take a picture of a better sky. copy the part you want and put into the other picture as another layer done. It is easier if you have smooth interface between the old and the new branches are tough. There are expensive plugins which will do it with the fractal boarders like vertus fluid mask. However it can be done in cs4 without if the boarders are smooth. __________________ You don't take a photograph, you make it. ~Ansel Adams http://Davidsdigitalvision.zenfolio.com

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Sorarse Goldmember Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Kent, UK Posts: 2,162 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Dropping a new sky into a Image????? If you can't pull any detail out of what you have already shot, it's not too difficult to paste another sky in there. Here's a quick one I did in a few minutes if this is the sort of thing you are hoping to do. To do it proper justice, you would need to spend a bit more time blending the sky and trees on the skyline. __________________ At the beginning of time there was absolutely nothing. And then it exploded! Terry Pratchett http://www.scarecrowimages.com Canon PowerShot G2

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Pixel-Snapper Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Nottingham, England Posts: 95	Re: Dropping a new sky into a Image????? dashotgun - thanks for that its the info im looking for I have CS3 and only shoot in raw Sorarse - Thats just what im after thanks Sorarse __________________ http://www.flickr.com/photos/pixel-snapper/

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