Turning Day into Night???

[ndsimm]

so is there a way to do it in PSCS2 (or CS3)?
the company I work for wants some shots of some of our communities, but they want them shot late afternoon/early evening. So is it possible to turn a shot like this one:


into something that looks like it was taken closer to sunset? Or do I just have to hang out until dark???

[AndrewCCM]

Not sure if it'll be any help.. But film makers have been doing that for awhile. Do a search on Google for "day for night video". It may turn up a few clues on how to do it in post.

[HFMarshburnJR]

Two ways that I can think of to try:

1. Select all of the sky elements from this photo and delete them (on a copy of the background layer). Then insert a photo of a sunset sky that you may have stored in your files. This should be relatively easy to do with this photo.

2. Try and apply a negative processing filter (on a separate layer again) to see if the effect is what you are looking for. This will turn the blown out white elements of the sky in the above picture to a black - no sunset colors. Then apply a mask and paint out the black and white building elements and expose the color version from the background layer.

Don't know if that will give you what you want, but it might be an easy start. Of course , the best method is to hang out until sunset and capture the photo in the camera. Good luck.

HFM

[Redmouse]

Here's a possible way of doing it in PS. Obviously, you might spend more time on cleaning up the fringing on the tower.

[johnastovall]

Originally Posted by ndsimm

so is there a way to do it in PSCS2 (or CS3)?
the company I work for wants some shots of some of our communities, but they want them shot late afternoon/early evening. So is it possible to turn a shot like this one:


into something that looks like it was taken closer to sunset? Or do I just have to hang out until dark???

Just hang out until after dark then you'll get the feel of the night. I love working in the before dawn hours. With a fast 1.4 or greater you can get magic at those time.. A sky before sunup has a special quality..