Keeping the sky blue
Aug 15, 2012 18:31:12 #
Aug 15, 2012 18:42:09 #
DeeAnn wrote:
How do you get the sky to stay blue when the subject is shaded?
I don't have an answer, suggestion- a polarize filter. Welcome to UHH
Aug 16, 2012 01:00:09 #
Drigby1
Loc: American Fork, UT
try bracketing. That is where your camera takes 3 successive pictures at different exposures. Then read about and use HDR techniques.
Or Perfect Photo Suite 6.1 has some solutions too. It is a little pricey but has 5 great apps for post photo work.
Or Perfect Photo Suite 6.1 has some solutions too. It is a little pricey but has 5 great apps for post photo work.
Aug 16, 2012 03:26:32 #
FilmFanatic
Loc: Waikato, New Zealand
1) Flash to brighten up the subject
2) Reflector to brighten up the subject
3) HDR
2) Reflector to brighten up the subject
3) HDR
Aug 16, 2012 09:00:25 #
dickhrm
Loc: Spingfield, IL
If you have Photoshop, or equivalent editing software available, you might try selective lighting changes in PP (either darkening the sky and/or lightening up the foreground.)
ggiaphotos wrote:
I don't have an answer, suggestion- a polarize filter. Welcome to UHH
DeeAnn wrote:
How do you get the sky to stay blue when the subject is shaded?
I don't have an answer, suggestion- a polarize filter. Welcome to UHH
Aug 16, 2012 09:04:23 #
DeeAnn wrote:
How do you get the sky to stay blue when the subject is shaded?
This came up a few weeks ago, and there are lots of answers, with samples. A lot depends on the sky and the direction you're facing. A polarizer can be helpful, as can post processing.
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-53685-1.html
Aug 16, 2012 12:39:31 #
Another approach....expose so that the sky has good color, and use the "fill in flash" in post processing to bring out the areas in shade..
Or use the "curves" adjustment in pp.
Or use the "curves" adjustment in pp.
Aug 16, 2012 14:07:01 #
Another Idea, if it is dusk, you can change the white balance to I think it is "tungsten" (experiment with it, you will see) and it really makes a blue sky, but this only works as darkness is approaching.
Aug 16, 2012 16:55:32 #
dickhrm
Loc: Spingfield, IL
Where does one find "fill in flash"? (I have PSE 8) Thanks.
JoeV wrote:
Another approach....expose so that the sky has good color, and use the "fill in flash" in post processing to bring out the areas in shade..
Or use the "curves" adjustment in pp.
Or use the "curves" adjustment in pp.
Aug 16, 2012 16:57:36 #
FilmFanatic
Loc: Waikato, New Zealand
dickhrm wrote:
Where does one find "fill in flash"? (I have PSE 8) Thanks.
JoeV wrote:
Another approach....expose so that the sky has good color, and use the "fill in flash" in post processing to bring out the areas in shade..
Or use the "curves" adjustment in pp.
Or use the "curves" adjustment in pp.
Fill flash would be called shadow/highlight tool. It is not really the same though because you will add noise by brightening up shadows
Aug 16, 2012 17:02:53 #
dickhrm
Loc: Spingfield, IL
Ok, thanks. I had used that tool a few times, but hadn't heard it called by that name before.
FilmFanatic wrote:
Fill flash would be called shadow/highlight tool. It is not really the same though because you will add noise by brightening up shadows
dickhrm wrote:
Where does one find "fill in flash"? (I have PSE 8) Thanks.
JoeV wrote:
Another approach....expose so that the sky has good color, and use the "fill in flash" in post processing to bring out the areas in shade..
Or use the "curves" adjustment in pp.
Or use the "curves" adjustment in pp.
Fill flash would be called shadow/highlight tool. It is not really the same though because you will add noise by brightening up shadows
Aug 16, 2012 17:09:17 #
FilmFanatic
Loc: Waikato, New Zealand
dickhrm wrote:
Ok, thanks. I had used that tool a few times, but... (show quote)
Neither have I, I just guessed
Aug 16, 2012 23:23:05 #
While Photoshop will allow some color changes to the sky it almost always look phony. Bracketing the exposures and the use the HDR feature in Photoshop or a separate HDR program is really the only way to get great results.
Aug 16, 2012 23:38:06 #
dickhrm wrote:
Ok, thanks. I had used that tool a few times, but... (show quote)
Fill Flash is done in camera with the flash on your camera or some type of remote flash to enhance your subject in dark areas.
Aug 16, 2012 23:59:16 #
Yes, I would say reflector or fill flash to brighten your subject. Then your sky would still be blue and your subject would be well lit and you shouldn't need to add more exposure/or fill in Photoshop (which would brighten the sky too causing it to loose its pretty blue color). Cheryl
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