Thank you! Personally, I don't have the patience to shoot the sky variations but am definitely not against it. Building your own libraries is one of the strongest things you can do for authentic/unique resources. At this point so many have shot/released sky overlay packs that I find it easier to purchase the good ones and use the assets as a base for my work.
I do use them both from time to time, but for the down and dirty quick work it's much easier to use blend if, for me. Haven't used Lumenzia before. I personally tend to spend too much time nit picking when I head in depth, especially on images where it isn't needed. As anything with us creatives, theres 100 ways to do things and some work better than others in certain scenarios. In images like this you can get a quick, inexpensive and great looking result using blend if which is why I use it most often.
@@DustinValkema Understand that, but I'm more worried about the quality. Because Blendif isn't quality masking method, it's rough against Luminosity masks. Anyways, if it's enough for you...!
Nurb 2Kea ya know, it alwAys depends on the project and budget. If I’m doing my own personal work and can take my time to pixel peep, so be it. As an Art Director you can understand the factor of time and hours invested vs scope of the project. Many times the two can clash when retouching or compositing for smaller clients, thus leading to an effective guerrilla method. It’s all about understanding your clients and their needs. When I get commissioned for movie posters, billboards and large format prints I take a bit more time to zoom in to 500% for masking issues as they’ll often be seen, and budgets are there to take that time. Fortunately enough, in most other cases that isn’t needed. Quality isn’t always in the “perfect” and flawless infinitely zoomable image, rather the entire recipe that makes a great composite. This simply a tool, small piece of the pie when working as an artist.
Hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in :D. As I'm doing quite a bit of retouching work, it's been a bit tough to keep up with videos. Hopefully some find this process useful! There's a lot that goes in to great composites and sky replacements are a must have tool in the box for great images when needed. Looking forward to going in depth on more advanced methods as we progress! Make sure to subscribe and stay tuned for future videos!
great content! more please!!
James Castro thanks! Stay tune for tonights video ☺️🙌
I was use to do this thing with gradient and masking. Thanks this technique is pretty good!
Genius!
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Awesome video man! Thank you!
Np! Thanks for stoppin by :D
very sick!
Elvis Salic thanks man!
Very well spoken & shown! Keep up the good work. I’ve followed your steps & had a good experience with the pics I used. Thank u much
So great to hear Mario! Truly glad it helped :D
Great work! Quick and to the point, well done. Thanks for sharing a great technique!
Thanks! Really glad you enjoyed it!
Very well done and easy to follow too. Would you suggest photographers shooting clouds of different brightness/time of the day?
Thank you! Personally, I don't have the patience to shoot the sky variations but am definitely not against it. Building your own libraries is one of the strongest things you can do for authentic/unique resources. At this point so many have shot/released sky overlay packs that I find it easier to purchase the good ones and use the assets as a base for my work.
Better use Luminosity or color masks. More prcise and quicker. Try Lumenzia extension for example.
I do use them both from time to time, but for the down and dirty quick work it's much easier to use blend if, for me. Haven't used Lumenzia before. I personally tend to spend too much time nit picking when I head in depth, especially on images where it isn't needed. As anything with us creatives, theres 100 ways to do things and some work better than others in certain scenarios. In images like this you can get a quick, inexpensive and great looking result using blend if which is why I use it most often.
@@DustinValkema Understand that, but I'm more worried about the quality. Because Blendif isn't quality masking method, it's rough against Luminosity masks.
Anyways, if it's enough for you...!
Nurb 2Kea ya know, it alwAys depends on the project and budget. If I’m doing my own personal work and can take my time to pixel peep, so be it. As an Art Director you can understand the factor of time and hours invested vs scope of the project. Many times the two can clash when retouching or compositing for smaller clients, thus leading to an effective guerrilla method. It’s all about understanding your clients and their needs. When I get commissioned for movie posters, billboards and large format prints I take a bit more time to zoom in to 500% for masking issues as they’ll often be seen, and budgets are there to take that time. Fortunately enough, in most other cases that isn’t needed. Quality isn’t always in the “perfect” and flawless infinitely zoomable image, rather the entire recipe that makes a great composite. This simply a tool, small piece of the pie when working as an artist.
Hey everyone! Thanks for tuning in :D. As I'm doing quite a bit of retouching work, it's been a bit tough to keep up with videos. Hopefully some find this process useful! There's a lot that goes in to great composites and sky replacements are a must have tool in the box for great images when needed. Looking forward to going in depth on more advanced methods as we progress! Make sure to subscribe and stay tuned for future videos!