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Jun 10, 2008 17:24 | #1

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.

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Jun 10, 2008 18:47 as a reply to @ lnterestlng's post | #3

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.

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Jun 10, 2008 22:44 | #5

SnlpeR wrote in post #5698549

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.

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Jun 11, 2008 07:00 | #6

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' 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:

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

photoshopped:

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

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Jun 11, 2008 08:02 | #7

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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.

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Jun 11, 2008 08:21 as a reply to @ V8Rumble's post | #8

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

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Jun 11, 2008 11:59 | #9

tom1s wrote in post #5701370

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

I agree, not bad!

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Jun 11, 2008 12:07 | #10

Got me convinced! How long did that take?

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Jun 11, 2008 14:11 | #12

wow Flexipack, I need to try that! very cool

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Jun 17, 2008 17:54 | #13

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

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Jun 18, 2008 12:01 | #14

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

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