Picture editing

[Elizabeth Jensen]

Hi Guys,

I'm have to edit some pictures in photoshop, but I have no idea how to get the result I want.
Hope someone here can help.

I'm gonna post the picture i need to edit, and pictures to show want I want. First picture is my own picture.
But I really wanna make the bridge more dark and winter-ish, instead of so summr-ish.
I also want to make to sky like on the 3 picture.

Which tools should I use for this?

This is the image I want to edit.


Darker wood like this.



This is the sky I want.

 

[fredfish]

Hi Elizabeth

My approach would be, for the sky, to create a new sky using a gradient fill (using your 3rd picture as a reference). This would require you to create a selection of the existing sky and the replacing it.

For the bridge I would use a combination of curves and levels adjustment - again making a selection of the bridge first.

I am away for home at the moment but if you need more explanation I can do so later.

Cheers

John

 

[Elizabeth Jensen]

Hi John,

thanks for your help.

But im still not sure how you want to make the sky.
the 3 picture with the sky I want is very small, so what do you mean when you say to use it as referance?

 

[IamSam]

You make a selection of the sky.


You use a layer mask to mask out the existing sky.


Use the sky from your third image so set up your gradient tool.
In the gradient editor, sample the top and bottom of the sky.


On a new layer below the original image layer, use your Gradient Tool to add the gradient.

 

[fredfish]

Thanks IamSam - that was exactly what I was suggesting - thank you for describing it. I am currently away from home looking after my mum who is very unwell and have limited opportunity to post complete answers.

Cheers

John

 

[IamSam]

No problem John, I understand. I hope your mum gets better and that it's nothing to serious.

 

[Elizabeth Jensen]

Thank you so much for this.
I look forward to try it out on my pictures.

 

[Elizabeth Jensen]

Hi Again,

Just one question.

I cannot seam to figure out how to sample from the third image like you say?

 

[gedstar]

Open up the Gradient Editor and double click on the first Color Stop as indicated by the white arrow, this will bring up the Color Picker and then just take a sample color from the top part of the sky. Do the same with the second Color Stop and select a color lower down in the image to create the Gradient

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[Elizabeth Jensen]

Perfect!
Thank you so much.