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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2017 9:55:01 GMT
I have never really been into replacing skies, especially where trees/branches/leaves are involved as you all know this can be rather tricky, and i've never really found a suitable solution. I posted an image in my gallery yesterday of 'Eyeworth Pond', and was not really happy with the sky as it looked rather bland. As I have been testing the new ON1 Photo Raw 2018 Beta, I thought i'd try it on replacing the sky to see what results I could get. I followed a Tut video for On1 Photo 10 (link below) which has basically the same tools, just laid out differently. I was pleasantly surprised how easy the process was and with the result. See what you think. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vb620WWpshc Eyeworth Pond, New Forest  Eyeworth Pond |
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Post by Bailey on Oct 31, 2017 10:06:09 GMT
Hi Scania. Nice job.
The Refine Selection Brush tool in PSE is also a really amazing tool that enables you to make very complex and otherwise tedious selections very easily as well. It would be ideal in your image as well to replace the sky.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2017 10:20:06 GMT
Thanks for the suggestion. I'll have look at that. It's a tool i've never really used.
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Post by hmca on Oct 31, 2017 11:20:50 GMT
I always struggle with this as well so am looking forward to checking out your link.
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Post by Sepiana on Oct 31, 2017 12:28:58 GMT
I have never really been into replacing skies, especially where trees/branches/leaves are involved as you all know this can be rather tricky, and i've never really found a suitable solution. Phil, when it comes to replacing the sky where foliage, branches, etc. are involved, I favor using a combo of techniques -- threshold adjustment layer, blending mode, gradient, etc. The advantage of this approach is that it can be used with any version of Elements. How to replace an overexposed sky Replacing Skies Around Trees If you have Elements 11 and above, you could also try the Quick Selection tool + Refine Edge. (Starting with this version, Elements has a new updated Refine Edge brought over from Photoshop.) Learn Photoshop Elements - Episode 11: Swap a Sky |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 31, 2017 12:54:32 GMT
I have never really been into replacing skies, especially where trees/branches/leaves are involved as you all know this can be rather tricky, and i've never really found a suitable solution. Phil, when it comes to replacing the sky where foliage, branches, etc. are involved, I favor using a combo of techniques -- threshold adjustment layer, blending mode, gradient, etc. The advantage of this approach is that it can be used with any version of Elements. How to replace an overexposed sky Replacing Skies Around Trees If you have Elements 11 and above, you could also try the Quick Selection tool + Refine Edge. (Starting with this version, Elements has a new updated Refine Edge brought over from Photoshop.) Learn Photoshop Elements - Episode 11: Swap a Sky Thanks for the suggestions and the links. It's good to learn from the experiences of others, as sky replacement has never been a great success for me. |
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Post by Berengaria on Feb 26, 2019 15:52:53 GMT
I have never really been into replacing skies, especially where trees/branches/leaves are involved as you all know this can be rather tricky, and i've never really found a suitable solution. Phil, when it comes to replacing the sky where foliage, branches, etc. are involved, I favor using a combo of techniques -- threshold adjustment layer, blending mode, gradient, etc. The advantage of this approach is that it can be used with any version of Elements. How to replace an overexposed sky Replacing Skies Around Trees If you have Elements 11 and above, you could also try the Quick Selection tool + Refine Edge. (Starting with this version, Elements has a new updated Refine Edge brought over from Photoshop.) Learn Photoshop Elements - Episode 11: Swap a Sky
Sepiana, could you possibly explain what you do a little more detailed, more update maybe. I'm using Pse14. No matter what technique I try, I always fail to get the sky behind the tree branches go change color without coloring the branches. a frustrated Berie. |
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Post by Tpgettys on Feb 27, 2019 2:32:40 GMT
Bernie,
If you would be willing to share the image you are working on, I would like to try my hand at it to better understand what is giving you difficulties.
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Post by Bailey on Feb 27, 2019 2:40:08 GMT
A luminosity mask is another really good method to select the sky in complex scenes that include foliage.
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Post by Sepiana on Feb 27, 2019 3:40:43 GMT
Phil, when it comes to replacing the sky where foliage, branches, etc. are involved, I favor using a combo of techniques -- threshold adjustment layer, blending mode, gradient, etc. The advantage of this approach is that it can be used with any version of Elements. How to replace an overexposed sky Replacing Skies Around Trees If you have Elements 11 and above, you could also try the Quick Selection tool + Refine Edge. (Starting with this version, Elements has a new updated Refine Edge brought over from Photoshop.) Learn Photoshop Elements - Episode 11: Swap a Sky
Sepiana, could you possibly explain what you do a little more detailed, more update maybe. I'm using Pse14. No matter what technique I try, I always fail to get the sky behind the tree branches go change color without coloring the branches. a frustrated Berie.
Hi Berie,
I have used those tutorials before. I don't do any tweaking; I just follow them.
I have been trying to replicate the problem you are having. The only thing that I can think of is the gradient. When you drag the gradient, depending on where you stop dragging it, you could see a color change on the tree branches. Would you please give us some more details? Where are you in the tutorial when this happens? Could you post a screen shot of your layer stack?
BTW, personally, I prefer the threshold adjustment layer technique (the first tutorial, the one by PSE.Frank). Diana Day also wrote a sky replacement tutorial using this technique for the PET magazine -- Banish Boring Skies, vol. 9, no. 5, Sep-Oct 2012. She includes screen shots of the layer stack making it easier to follow the steps. I have used it many times; it is a very effective one. The key to success lies in Steps 2 and 3 (Hue/Saturation, color channels); these steps will help separate the sky from the landscape. You may want to give it a chance.
completedigitalphotography.com/pet/september-october-2012/
Hope this helps! Post back if you have any further questions.
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