How to Edit Night Landscape and Nature Images in Photoshop - Example: Lake of Reflections
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Adjusting the Lighting of the Sky (0:40 min)
To start off, I duplicated my background layer by hitting CMD+J on the keyboard - in case I mess up I can always go back to the original and recover things if I need to. So, after this, I created two Curve Adjustment Layers, one where I increased the brightness and another where I decreased it. I then hit CMD+I for both which hides the effect completely and turns the layer mask black. Hitting B on the keyboard to get the brush I then painted white where I wanted each brightness adjustment.
Removing the Noise (2:10 min)
As the image was taken at night, I did have a lot of noise (the grainy stuff in the picture). With clouds like these, I preferred a smo0th sky, so let remove this noise.
First, I created a so-called stamp visible, meaning I copied everything that is visible onto a new layer (CMD+Alt+Shift+E). Then I went to Filter-Camera Raw Filter-Details Tab. There, I removed the noise using the sliders available. To get some of the details back into the clouds, I used the Clarity Slider on the first tab. Using a layer mask (just as described before) I then made sure I only make the effect visible where I wanted it to be visible.
Adding some Atmosphere (4:50 min)
The clouds were very yellow and I would have preferred a little more red in them. So, let's add it! Therefore, I created a Hue/Saturation Layer and went into the Yellow Channel. There, I just ever so slightly changed the Hue to a red-ish tone. Then I used a layer mask to make the effect visible in the clouds and the water.
Remember, shortcuts make your life easier and can speed up your processing a lot! Here is what I used in this image:
CMD+Alt+Shift+E to create a stamp visible
B for the brush
X to change between background and foreground colours
CMD+I to invert anything
CMD+J to duplicate a layer or a selection
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