ASK JIM
Every month, Jim will answer a question from his online students, from people who participate in his tours and workshops, or from subscribers to this magazine. If you have a question you’d like Jim to answer, please drop him a note at photos@jimzuckerman.com.
Q: Jim . . . This is a commonly photographed scene in Brugge, Belgium. I want to embellish this so it
doesn’t look like everyone else’s picture. Given that this image has a tree at the far right and vegetation just left of center, will the Sky Replacement command in Photoshop blend a new sky realistically with these elements?
A: Yes, it will. You may have to use the ‘Shift edge’ and/or ‘Fade edge’ sliders in the dialog box to make the
juncture between the new sky and the trees appear to be real, but this is very doable. I do this all the time. §
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