CHAPTER 7

SKY REPLACEMENT

If ever there was an update in Photoshop that caused a bit of controversy, Sky Replacement is definitely it. I remember seeing social media posts full of cries of cheating and faking it, which in some ways, I guess, is to be expected, but it’s always been there. We’ve always had the ability to replace skies by making selections and using blend modes; it’s just that the new Sky Replacement function has made it a heck of a lot easier and includes other additions, too, such as the ability to match the color temperature of an image.

Photoshop is such a vast piece of software, with its only limitation being the ability of the person using it, so really, even though the software is able to do something, it doesn’t mean we ...

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