Articles: Editing Backgrounds

Various tutorials about editing backdrops and skies and other backgrounds.

Sky replacement method

Of all the methods for sky swaps I’ve ever tried, this is the winner.

Using a gradient layer to fix a sky

Removing a power line without cloning.

Adding a little bit of colour to a white sky

Gently fix blown out skies with this simple method.

Creating a fake blanket with texture

Demonstration: Replacing a blanket background.

Replacing a background behind hair

It's so easy you'll fall off your chair.

Adding a little bit of blue to a white sky (Elements)

Add some subtle colour to blown out skies with PSE.

Using Photoshop’s Gradient layer

Gradients are very versatile and really important.

Achieving white backgrounds in your portraits

Make a pure high key white backdrop.

Preventing banding in backdrops

How to avoid stripes in skies and seamless backdrops.

Orange gradient for a dusk sky

Fixing blown out skies at golden hour.

Blurring a background (false DOF)

How to create fake DOF when your aperture wasn't correct.

Fading a background into a floor

How to blend a wall smoothly into a floor.

Levels (or Curves) eyedropper for changing colours

Quickly and accurately changing colours.

Blanket fade tutorial

An essential method for all baby photographers.

 


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