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Post by Bailey on May 20, 2018 1:45:44 GMT
This morning I received an email from a non-member asking me how I created the night scene in this thread. I am posting a summary of what I did here in case anyone else might be interested. The starter day time image is from hmca in the same thread. The image was created solely using PSE 14.  Day  Night This is a summary of what I did: 1. Selected all the lanterns and copied them onto a new layer. 2. Applied an Inner and Outer glow effect with a light yellow colour 3. On a new layer above the lanterns layer I used Assorted Brush 48 (in PSE 14) which looks like a X and painted the shape on each lantern with the same light yellow colour to create a "sparkle" effect on the light from the lantern. 4. I then used various blurs on the "sparkle" to soften them. 5. I used a feathered elipse to make a selection around the front of the building with the lanterns. 6. I inverted the selection and created a Hue/Saturation adjustment layer with the selection as a mask. 7. On the Hue/Saturation adjustment layer I then lowered the lightness and saturation to suit. 8. In between the day photo layer and the lanterns layer I used a Cooling Photo Filter Adjustment Layer to cool down the colours on the face of the building to suit. At night colours generally have a cooler look as opposed to the warmer colours during the day. As I mentioned in the thread in the above link, there is no one size fits all method to change day to night. This is a list of tutorials on the many ways you can change day to night, depending on the scene and the effect you want. Hope this helps  |
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Post by Bailey on May 20, 2018 4:23:31 GMT
I have had a bit more of a tinker in this version just to show that you are limited only by your imagination. I added 2 streaks of light on the brick wall and windows and put back a bit of light overall to bring back some of the details in the scene, but not too much because it is now a night scene. I have also played with the layer masks to add uneven darkness and shadows which imo is a little more realistic. The Brightness and Hue Adjustment Layers directly below the Photo Filter layer are there to put a bit of glow from the lanterns onto the wall behind them.  Click image for enlargement |
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Post by BuckSkin on May 21, 2018 13:22:59 GMT
That is some very convincing work; both are pretty realistic, the second just being more so for more modern times.
It would have been nice had 1930s-1970s Hollywood have taken such pains when they made daytime shooting into nighttime; no matter how dark the night, you never see a headlight, taillight, nor dashlight. (regardless, I still much prefer the old shows and seldom watch anything new)
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Post by Bailey on May 22, 2018 1:08:06 GMT
Thank you Buckskin, The first image I actually just cobbled together quickly to get hmca's thread (which I linked to in my op) back on topic after I contributed to veering it off topic a bit  . The second one, I spent a little more time tinkering with to show that you can basically create whatever scene you like in PSE depending on your imagination. Regarding your observation about car headlights, one of the tutorials in the list at the other end of the link I posted earlier shows how to digitally turn on headlights that were photographed during day time if you are interested in that aspect. |
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Post by Bailey on Jun 16, 2018 1:13:32 GMT
I took a photo of this scene while walking along the river earlier this week. You can see in the original photo that it was taken during day time. I wanted to have another play with changing a day time scene to a night time scene and came up with this edited version which hopefully creates an effect similar to the scene being lit at night by different coloured lighting.  Original Photo   Click image to view enlargement
The steps to create this effect were very simple.
1. After trying various gradients, I ended up using a gradient from the Color Harmonies 2 set in the Gradient Tool. Blending mode was set to Multiply.
2. I then used a Brightness/Contrast adjustment layer with a mask to increase the brightness in the background and some elements in the foreground. I used shades of grey on the mask to highlight the white caps on the water to hopefully give the image a little bit of "punch". Shades of grey on a mask alter the opacity of the mask in those sections (white = 0% opacity, black = 100% opacity)
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Post by Bailey on Jun 16, 2018 3:11:23 GMT
I'm not totally comfortable with the linear gradient in my previous image, so I had a bit of a tinker with it. I used the Warp Tool in Filter->Distort->Liquify to create a more "random" gradient which will make the coloured lighting effect less linear as well. I also darkened the background foliage more. Original Photo   Click image to view enlargement
Otherwise, the steps used are the same as in the previous post.
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Post by Bailey on Jun 17, 2018 1:49:18 GMT
I wondered what the original image from hmca in my op would look like with a gradient coloured night scene, so I had a bit of a play with it and came up with this and put it along side the other 2 images I came up with. The aim was to light up the left side of the lane with coloured lighting at night.  Click image for enlargement Click image for enlargement Click image to view enlargement
As I mentioned in my op, there are many ways to create a night scene from a day scene, depending on the effect you are aiming for.
This is a list of tutorials on the many ways you can change day to night.
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