Getting rid of a washed out sky, to add new

[bnrcpr23]

Hi,
How do I get rid of a washed out sky so , that I may put in a nice blue sky with clouds.
Here is how I have started:
A. Brought in photo
B. Clicked on adjustment layer
C. Clicked on Leves
D. Moved the white tab to the left
E. Clicked ok
F. Selected the Magic wand
G. Clicked on the white area to select
H. Well, H is for help
Thanks
Jim

[Wendy]

Hi ...

Well it all of that worked and you now have just the sky selected then make sure that your layer is not a background layer (if it is double click on the layer thumbnail and rename it) and then do Edit>Delete.

Then simply put your sky image below the photograph ...

Wendy :)

[mrod]

Hi Jim-

Well, there are a few ways you could go at this point. Here's one:

- It sounds like you have the old sky area selected. Good.
- Go to the new sky image (this will be easier if the entire image is sky, and doesn't contain other elements, like buildings, trees, etc.) and select the entire thing (ctrl/command + A).
- Copy it (ctrl/command+C)
- Go back to your image and, with the "white" sky still selected, make a new layer
- Then choose Edit > Paste Into Selection. This should paste the copied sky into the area you have selelcted, and it should be on its own layer

Now you can move it around, play with the color, opacity, etc.

There are some other ways to do this as well. This is one way I've done it in the past, though.

Have fun!

Mike

[Cmcburnett]

Jim, hope you get it to work.:rolleyes:

[ljameso1]

I get even sneakier. I made myself a blue sky gradient by moving the sliders under edit with a gradient with blue in it so that it was all shades of blue. I saved that gradient as sky. I isolate the sky the same way as you, but once I have the sky selected, I keep the selection but trash the level layer. I then drag my sky gradient across the original image duplicate background layer thus applying it only to the selection. The sky looks more realistic I think if there are multiple shades of blue. Further playing with layer opacity/modes can help even more. Linda

[NYBOB1]

Here is a thread that has some info on sky replacement.There are different ways to do it.

http://www.photoshopelementsuser.com/forum/showthread.php?t=16334


Bob

[Daviskw]

Hi Jim

There are many ways to replace a sky... the best procedure often depends on the picture.

We could do a much better job of helping you if you posted the unaltered picture.

Butch