Day to night photo conversion in Photoshop (Step by step guide)

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DAYTO NI GHT CONVERSI ON I N PHOTOSHOP

Mani pul at i ngphot osi nPhot os hopenabl esus er st oc r eat et hei rdes i r edef f ec tandpr es entt he i magesi nac ont ex t ual i z edmanner .Oneoft hemos tef f ec t i v ef eat ur esi st hedayt oni ghtc onv er s i oni nphot os hop,wher es c enesc apt ur eddur i ngt hedayc anbepr es ent edasni ghts c enes .At t i mes ,y oumaywantt oedi tani magec l i c k eddur i ngt hedayandpr es enti tasani ghts c ent .The i magemayappeart obeheav i l yedi t edort oodar k .I nt hes ec as es ,y ouc anus et hedayt oni ght edi t i ngf eat ur ei nPhot os hopandi nc or por at et hec hanges .I nt hi st ut or i al ,y ouwi l ll ear nhow t o t ur ndays c enei nt oani ghts c eneus i ngPhot os hop.Thi si nc l udesaddi ngs t ar st ot heni ghts k y andot heref f ec t si nt hei mage.

Her ei sadet ai l edgui de,t hatwi l l hel py out oi nc or por at et henec es s ar yc hanges :

SELECTI NG THESKY St ep1: Us et heMagi cWantT oolt oal t ert heT ol er anc eoft hei maget o100.Howev er ,agoodc ont r as t s houl dex i s tbet weent hebui l di ngsandt hes k yt omak et hehi ght ol er anc ewor k .

St ep2: Af t ers el ec t i ngt hes k y ,us et heMagi cWandT ool .

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St ep3: I nor dert ogetabet t erv i ewoft hes el ec t i on,y ouc angot ot heQui c kMas kMode.Youneedt o pai ntt hear east hatdonotbel ongt ot hes k yus i ngabr us h.I nt hebac k gr ound,t hemount ai ns maybeaf f ec t edbyt hes k yc ol our .I ti swi s et omak et hemount ai nsapar toft hes k y .

St ep4: Ex i tf r om t heQui tMas kModeandgot o‘ Ref i neEdge’whi c hy ouwi l lf i ndundert he‘ Sel ec t ’ opt i on,ens ur i ngt hatt hes el ec t i oni sal l r i ght .Now,y ouneedt oc hoos eav i ewt hatgi v esy out he bes tv i ewoft heef f ec t s .

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St ep5: I nc r eas et hev al ueofSmar tRadi usandmak et henec es s ar yc hangesi not hers l i der s .Thi swi l l hel py out ogai nt hebes tef f ec ti nt hephot omani pul at i onpr oc es s .Whent hedes i r edef f ec ti s ac hi ev ed,pr es sOK.

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DARKENI NG THESKY St ep1: Got o‘ Adj us t ment s ’ f r om t he‘ Wi ndows ’ opt i onandc hoos eHue/ Sat ur at i on.

St ep2: TheAdj us t mentLay erhast obec l i ppedt ot hel ay erbel ow,wher ey ouhadpl ac edt hes k y .Now, t heLi ght nes shast obeadj us t edt ogi v eadar k erc ol ourt ot hes k y .

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St ep3: ALay erMus ki spr es enti nev er yAdj us t mentLay er .Yous houl dk nowhowt hi swor k sout ,when y out ur ndayt oni ghti nphot os hop.Whi l ey oupai ntonamas k ,t het r ans par enc yoft hel ay erget s def i ned.I tbec omest r ans par entwheny ouus ebl ac k ,opaquewheny ouus ewhi t e,andv ar i ous s hadesofgr ayf or mt heot hers t agesbet weent hem.Youneedt oc l i c kont hemas kt omak ei t ac t i v e.

St ep4: Us et heGr adi entT ool pr es enti nt heupperpanel t oc hangei tt obr i ghtgr ay whi t e.

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St ep5: Thegr adi enthast obeappl i edt ot hemas kf r om t hebot t om.Asar es ul t ,t heupperpar twi l l bec omewhi t eoropaque,andt hel owerpar twi l l bec omebr i ghtgr ayors l i ght l yt r ans par ent .

St ep6: Us ePhot oFi l t eri nt heAdj us t mentPanel t odar k ent hebac k gr oundl ay er .

Thec ol ourneedst obe c hangedt odes at ur at edbl ue,adar k ers hade.Nowunc hec kPr es er v eLumi nos i t yandadj us tt he ef f ec t s .

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St ep7: Abl uet i nts houl dbeus edi nt hes k y .

Youc anus et hePhot oFi l t eropt i ont omak et hes ec hanges .

Youc anus eabr i ght er ,s at ur at edt onef ort hes k y .

Theadj us t menthast obec l i ppedt oaf f ec tonl y t hi sar ea.

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St ep8: I ngener al c as es ,t hes k yappear sbr i ght ert hanbui l di ngst hatar enoni l l umi nat ed.

Ther ef or e,t he l owerl ay erhast obedar k enedal i t t l ef ur t her .Youc andupl i c at et hePhot oFi l t eradj us t mentand mi ni mi z et heOpac i t yt ogett hedes i r edef f ec t .

Youc anmak et hes ec hangest hr oughphot oedi t i ngi nphot os hopi nt hei mages .Thes eef f ec t s ar eof t enus edi nr eal es t at ei mages .

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CREATI NG STARS St ep1: I nor dert oc r eat et hes t ar s ,anewl ay erhast obec r eat edont het op.ThePai ntBuc k etT ool has t obeus edi nor dert of i l li twi t hbl ac kc ol our .Got oFi l t er ,t hent oNoi s eandc hoos eAddNoi s e.

Youneedt oaddbl ac k andwhi t enoi s et ot hephot o.

St ep2: Sel ec tFi l t er ,t henFi l t erGal l er yandc hoos et heSt ampopt i onf r om Sk et c h.

Adj us tt hes et t i ngst o c r eat et hedes i r edef f ec t .Ast hes k yi snott ot al l yc l ear ,nott oomanys t ar swi l l ber equi r ed.

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St ep3: Mov et hes t ar sov ert hes k y ,us i ngt heMov eT ool .

St ep4: Choos et heBl endi ngOpt i onsbyr i ghtc l i c k i ngont hes t ar sl ay erandt heupperbl ac kmar k erhas t obedr aggedt ot hemi ddl e,i nor dert oi nt egr at et r ans par enc yi nt hedar k erar eaoft hel ay er .

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St ep5: YouneedaLay erMas katt hi ss t age.

Af t eraddi ngi t ,y ouc anmak et hel owerar eaappeart r ans par entbyus i ngabl ac kandwhi t egr adi ent .T owar dst het op,i tgr adual l yt ur nsopaque.

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I LLUMI NATI NG THEW I NDOWS St ep1: Youc anc hoos et hewi ndows ,pr es enti nt hebac k gr ound.Thepanesneedt obes el ec t edus i ng t hePol y gonal Las s oT ool .Youc anal s os el ec taf t ery ouc l os eas el ec t i onbyhol di ngt heShi f tk ey .

St ep2: Dupl i c at et hebac k gr oundl ay ers ec t i onandmov ei tt ot het op.

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St ep3: Choos eBl endi ngOpt i onsaf t err i ghtc l i c k i ngont hel ay er .Thec ol ourhast obec hangedt obr i ght or angeaf t erc hec k i ngCol ourOv er l ay .

St ep4: Sc r ol l t hr ought heBl endModet i l l y ouf i ndt hei nt endedef f ec t .Nowc hec kt heOut erGl owi nt he i mage.Youc anex per i mentwi t ht heBl endModeandmak eadj us t ment si nt hes l i der st ogett he des i r edef f ec t .Mak es ur et hatt heef f ec ti ss ubt l e.

Youc ans eekex per ts er v i c esf orr ealest at ephot odayt oni ghtconver si onf r om t hees t abl i s hedc ompani es .

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ADDI NG A NEW SOURCEOFLI GHT St ep1: I nc as ey ouwantt oaddanew s our c eofl i ght ,us eanybr i ghtobj ec t s ,f ori ns t anc e,l ant er ns ,i n t hei maget oi nt egr at et hi sc hange.Youc ans el ec tt hes hapeoft hi sobj ec tus i ngt hePol y gonal Las s oT ool .

St ep2: Dupl i c at et hel i ghtoft hel ant er ni nt hebac k gr oundl ay erandt henewl ay erneedst obedr agged t ot het op.

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St ep3: Sel ec tBl endi ngOpt i onsbyr i ghtc l i c k i ngont hel ay er .Tur nt heCol ourOv er l ayi nt owhi t e.

St ep4: TheOut erGl owhast obet ur nedbr i ghtor ange.Tr youtdi f f er ents et t i ngst ogett hedes i r edr es ul t .

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St ep5: Anew l ay erhast obec r eat edandi thast obedr aggedbel ow t hel ant er n.Us i ngas of tbr us h, pai ntt hebr i ghtor angel i ghtar oundt hel ant er n.Thebr us hc anbemadeev ens of t erbyl ower i ng t heFl ow.

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St ep6: I nt heBl endi ngOpt i ons ,t hel owerbl ac kmar k erhast obedr aggedt ot her i ght .Thi swi l lel i mi nat e t hebr i ghtor angec ol ourf r om t hes hadows .

Theef f ec tc anbemademor et r ans i t i onal bys pl i t t i ngt hemar k er ,byhol di ngAl t .Wheny ouc onv er t dayt oni ghti nphot os hop,t hes ef eat ur eswi l l hel py out oac hi ev et hedes i r edef f ec t .

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St ep7: I nor dert ogai nt hebes tef f ec t ,y ouc angot hr ought heBl endModesandc hoos et her i ghtone.

St ep8: ALay erMas khast obeaddedt ot hi sl ay er ,wher ey ouneedt opai ntt hes hadows .T ak ec ar e t hatt hel i ghtdoesnotgeti nt ot hear east hatar ebl oc k edf r om i t .Youc anpai ntt hes hadowsi n t hewi ndowsus i ngbl ac kandr emov et hem us i ngwhi t e.

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St ep9: T ak et hebr i ghtor angec ol ourandc r eat eanewl ay er .Thepr ot r udi ngel ement soft hes t r uc t ur ear e t obepai nt edwi t hc er t ai nhi ghl i ght s .Thi swi l l i nt egr at ea3Def f ec ti nt oi t .

St ep10: Theef f ec tc anbemades ubt l erbyal t er i ngt heBl endModeandaddi ngaLay erMas kt oi t .

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St ep11: Thegl owhast obedupl i c at edandc hangedi nt owhi t ec ol our .Remov et hi sf r om t hedar k erar eas , l eav i ngt hebui l di ngwi t hbr i ghtel ement sonl y .Theys houl dnotbev i v i dl yc ol our edandr ef l ec ta gr eat eramountofl i ght .TheBl endModehast obec hangedandt heOpac i t yhast obeadj us t edt o gett hi sef f ec t .

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ADDI NG AN EARL YDAW N ORLATE DUSKEFFECT Thi si soneoft hemos tdel i c at es t agesi nt headobephot os hopdayt oni ghtphot oc onv er s i onpr oc es s .I fy ouar ewi l l i ngt oi nt egr at eanear l ymor ni ngorl at eev eni ngef f ec ti nt ot hei mage,y ouneed t of ol l owt hes es t ages : St ep1: Thef i nal br i ght nes soft hes c enehast obeadj us t ednow,asy ouhav eal l t henec es s ar yel ement s .

AnewAdj us t mentLay er ,Lev el s ,hast obeaddedatt het opoft hel ay er s .Thewhi t emar k erhast o bedr aggedt ot hel ef tandt hev ol umeofbr i ghts hadeshast obei nc r eas edi nt hes c ene.

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St ep2: Cr eat eanewl ay erandus ebl ac kc ol ourt of i l li t .AddGr adi entOv er l ayf r om t heBl endi ngOpt i ons andi nt egr at et hes hadesofal ows uni nt oi t .

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St ep3: Cl i c kont hes k yl ay er ,hol di ngCont r ol ,t ogett heout l i ne.

St ep4: AddaLay erMas kaf t erc l i c k i ngont hegr adi entl ay er .Thes el ec t i onwi l l beappl i edt ot hemas kon i t sown.I nor dert os howt hemount ai nspr es enti nt hebac k gr ound,y ouneedt opai ntont hemas k .

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St ep5: Thes k yhast obedupl i c at edandy ouhav et odr agi tt ot het op.I nt egr at et hec l oudswi t hs pec i al ef f ec t s .Youc anal s oaddhueors at ur at i on.Theadj us t mentl ay erhast obec l i ppedt ot hedupl i c at ed s k y .Nowdes at ur at ei tandi nc r eas et hebr i ght nes st oac er t ai nex t ent .Youc ans eekpr of es s i onal Realest at ephot oedi t i ngser vi cest omak et hes ei magesmor eappeal i ng.

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St ep6: NowaLabel sAdj us t menthast obeadded.Cl i pi t ,andi nc r eas et hec ont r as toft hes k y .

St ep7: Now Mer geal lt het hr eel ay er s ,i nc l udi ngt heAdj us t mentLay er sandt hes k y( Cont r olE) .I nt he newl ay er ,got ot heBl endi ngOpt i onsandel i mi nat et hebr i ghtar easoft hes k y .Youc anus et he l owerwhi t emar k erf ort hi spur pos e.TheBl endModehast obec hangedt oSof tLi ghtandt he Opac i t yhast obel ower ed.

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St ep8: Thi sl ay erhast obedupl i c at edandy ouneedt oex per i mentwi t ht heBl endi ngOpt i ons .Remov e t hedar kc omponent sf r om t hes k y .TheBl endModehast obec hangedt oSof tLi ghtt oo,butt he Opac i t ys houl dbe100%.I fr equi r ed,y ouc anadj us ti twi t hal ay ermas k .

St ep9: I nt hef i nals t age,y ouc ani nt egr at eanEx pos ur eAdj us t menti nt het opt oenhanc et heov er al l br i ght nes soft hei mage.Thes k yc anbedr aggeddowns l i ght l yt omak et hec ol ouref f ec tmor es ophi s t i c at ed.

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St ep10: I nc as et hebac k gr oundappear st oobr i ght ,y ouc andar k eni tus i ngt heHue/ Sat ur at i onopt i on, al ongwi t hmas k i ng.

St ep11: Youneedt omer geal lt hel ay er satt hi ss t age.Youc anaddnoi s ei nt hei magef r om t heNoi s e opt i ont omak et hei magel ookmor er eal i s t i c .

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CONCLUSI ON Youc anappr oac ht heex per t sf orhi ghqual i t ydayt odus kc onv er s i ons er v i c es .Thes ei magesar e ex t ens i v el yus edi nt her eal es t at ei ndus t r y ,f orpr es ent i ngpr opos eddes i gnsandpl anst ot hec us t omer s .Getac r os st oanes t abl i s hedphot oedi t i ngcompanyf ordayt oni ghtc onv er s i ons er v i c es .

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