The Landscape Photography Book

Blue Sky Trick

If you have a weak sky, meaning it’s blue but it’s that kind of a washed-out, lame blue, instead of that nice rich blue sky you wish you had, try this: Go to the HSL (Adjustments) panel, either in Lightroom (in the right side Panels area) or Photoshop’s Camera Raw (click on the fourth icon from the left beneath the histogram). At the top of this panel, click on the Luminance tab, and then drag the Blue(s) slider to the left and watch the magic happen. Okay, “magic” might be overselling this one a bit, but your sky will get anywhere from more blue to awesomely blue, which is a good thing.