DSCF4047.jpg
by ikopanas

Comment by bobonacus:
This is a quick How To to blend 2 different exposure images together :)

We have two images that have been edited differently to expose a sky and a much brighter land.


Open your images



Choose the move tool



and then whilst holding the shift key drag the dark image onto the light image. Holding the shift key centers the dragged image, in this case they will be perfectly aligned and you end up with two layers.



From the bottom of the layers palette add a layer mask



The choose black as your default colour, press D (and maybe X to swap white and black) choose a soft brush, in this case I choose a 100 px with a hardness of 0% and 100% opacity and then paint on your mask



The layer underneath will then be revealed. Painting black on the layer mask will hide the image on that layer. You can swap back to white to add back in if you go too far, you'll end up with this.



Make sure you are clicked on your layer mask before you start painting. You can just show the layer mask by holding Alt down before clicking it.



I also added a curves layer and copied the layer mask to only apply that to the sky.

You'll then end up with your final image

ssoc4050tripolis.jpg
by ikopanas

Comment by bobonacus:
This is a quick How To to blend 2 different exposure images together :)

We have two images that have been edited differently to expose a sky and a much brighter land.


Open your images



Choose the move tool



and then whilst holding the shift key drag the dark image onto the light image. Holding the shift key centers the dragged image, in this case they will be perfectly aligned and you end up with two layers.



From the bottom of the layers palette add a layer mask



The choose black as your default colour, press D (and maybe X to swap white and black) choose a soft brush, in this case I choose a 100 px with a hardness of 0% and 100% opacity and then paint on your mask



The layer underneath will then be revealed. Painting black on the layer mask will hide the image on that layer. You can swap back to white to add back in if you go too far, you'll end up with this.



Make sure you are clicked on your layer mask before you start painting. You can just show the layer mask by holding Alt down before clicking it.



I also added a curves layer and copied the layer mask to only apply that to the sky.

You'll then end up with your final image

Copyrighted_Ja-9_764037_ssoc.jpg
by ikopanas

Comment by dtremain:
Nice editing, ssocrates.


Message edited by author 2009-02-21 22:59:58.

The Rising Sun!
by ikopanas

Comment by J-Me:
The angle of the clouds really add to this shot. Nicely done.

The Rising Sun!
by ikopanas

Comment by NikonJeb:
Even though it's just an image tilt, it works very well. You've shown me that the subject/focal point doesn't have to be straight to make the tilt work. 9

The Rising Sun!
by ikopanas

Comment by Ja-9:
like the sun burst, colors are good

ssoc4050tripolis.jpg
by ikopanas

Comment by bobonacus:
I prefer the brightness of the land in this but preferred the wider crop and sky of the previous edit.

If you are using photoshop you could blend the two together using layer masks, or you could apply a gradient fill layer in soft ligth mode to darken the sky back down again. Drop me a pm if you want more info and I'll add it.

DSCF4047.jpg
by ikopanas

Comment by digifotojo:
The detail gets lost in the darkness, I'm afraid.

Kayafa Lake
by ikopanas

Comment by Structor:
Beautiful shot!

SSOC4124-Edit.jpg
by ikopanas

Comment by rlewis:
I am assuming this bridge is lighted at night....it could be stunning in a night shot.