Post by popcorn on Apr 14, 2022 8:27:38 GMT
Hi again,
In South Africa the sky is nearly always bright blue.
The background tends to be almost blown out when the sky is the background, like when doing BIF or a perched bird on a branch.
Even with highlights turned right down the background is non existent.
Replacing the sky is always a hassle and gives a slightly un-natural result.
I picked this tip up for bringing out the sky in Lightroom on the Web.
"What do you do if your sky just doesn’t quite look the same as you remember it when you took the shot?
Well, for that you should at least look at what you can do by applying the Graduated Filter in Lightroom.
Often it’s as simple as pulling down the exposure of the sky a little. It just lets the sky and clouds pop (mainly because they are often slightly overexposed compared to land when you are shooting landscapes). Pulling down the exposure slightly often gives the sky a bit more overall strength.
You can also test out altering the shadows and highlights on that graduated filter tool. Contrast and the blacks slider are also worth playing with.
It’s just a quick trick to get those skies working a little better and one that is very fast and easy.
Of course, you're simply not going to get the same results as if you had shot it well in the first place"
Can this be duplicated in Elements 2018?
In South Africa the sky is nearly always bright blue.
The background tends to be almost blown out when the sky is the background, like when doing BIF or a perched bird on a branch.
Even with highlights turned right down the background is non existent.
Replacing the sky is always a hassle and gives a slightly un-natural result.
I picked this tip up for bringing out the sky in Lightroom on the Web.
"What do you do if your sky just doesn’t quite look the same as you remember it when you took the shot?
Well, for that you should at least look at what you can do by applying the Graduated Filter in Lightroom.
Often it’s as simple as pulling down the exposure of the sky a little. It just lets the sky and clouds pop (mainly because they are often slightly overexposed compared to land when you are shooting landscapes). Pulling down the exposure slightly often gives the sky a bit more overall strength.
You can also test out altering the shadows and highlights on that graduated filter tool. Contrast and the blacks slider are also worth playing with.
It’s just a quick trick to get those skies working a little better and one that is very fast and easy.
Of course, you're simply not going to get the same results as if you had shot it well in the first place"
Can this be duplicated in Elements 2018?
