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Replacing a Dull Sky in Photoshop Elements

From Sue Chastain,
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Starting Out with a Bad Sky

I don't know about you, but I often get pictures where the sky is dull or washed out. This is a perfect opportunity to use photo editing software to replace the sky in your picture. Whenever you're out and about on a nice day, try to remember to snap a few pictures of different types of skies, for just this purpose. For this tutorial, though, you can use a couple of my own photos.

I have used Photoshop Elements 2.0 throughout this tutorial, though it can also be done in Photoshop. You may also be able to follow along using other photo editing software with some slight modifications to the steps.

Right click and save the picture below to your computer and then continue to the next page.

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Let's fix the dull sky in this photo.
This is the image we will be starting with. Right click and save this picture to your hard drive.
Sue Chastain
  1. Starting Out with a Bad Sky
  2. Getting a Better Sky Photo
  3. The New Sky Needs Tweaking
  4. Adding an Adjustment Layer
  5. Selecting a Gradient for a Mask
  6. Editing the Gradient
  7. Editing the Gradient, Continued
  8. Using the Gradient to Mask the Adjustment Layer
  9. Adjusting the Hue and Saturation
  10. The Final Result!

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