The document provides a detailed 11-step guide for converting daytime photos to nighttime photos in Photoshop. Some of the key steps include selecting and darkening the sky, adding stars to the night sky, illuminating windows, and adding new light sources. Additional techniques covered are creating an early dawn or late dusk effect, manipulating clouds, and enhancing the overall brightness. Professional photo editing services can help real estate agents and designers present proposed plans and designs using day-to-night converted images.

1. ManipulatingphotosinPhotoshopenablesuserstocreatetheirdesiredeffectandpresentthe
imagesinacontextualizedmanner.Oneofthemosteffectivefeaturesisthedaytonightconver-
sioninphotoshop,wherescenescapturedduringthedaycanbepresentedasnightscenes.At
times,youmaywanttoeditanimageclickedduringthedayandpresentitasanightscent.The
imagemayappeartobeheavilyeditedortoodark.Inthesecases,youcanusethedaytonight
editingfeatureinPhotoshopandincorporatethechanges.Inthistutorial,youwilllearnhowto
turndaysceneintoanightsceneusingPhotoshop.Thisincludesaddingstarstothenightsky
andothereandothereffectsintheimage.
ABRIEFGUIDEIN
DAYTONIGHT
CONVERSION
INPHOTOSHOP

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Hereisadetailedguide,thatwillhelpyoutoincorporatethenecessarychanges:
SELECTINGTHESKY
Step1:
UsetheMagicWantTooltoaltertheToleranceoftheimageto100.However,agoodcontrast
shouldexistbetweenthebuildingsandtheskytomakethehightolerancework.
Step2:
Afterselectingthesky,usetheMagicWandTool.

3. Step3:
Inordertogetabetterviewoftheselection,youcangototheQuickMaskMode.Youneedto
painttheareasthatdonotbelongtotheskyusingabrush.Inthebackground,themountains
maybeaffectedbytheskycolour.Itiswisetomakethemountainsapartofthesky.
Step4:
ExitExitfrom theQuitMaskModeandgoto‘RefineEdge’whichyouwillfindunderthe‘Select’
option,ensuringthattheselectionisallright.Now,youneedtochooseaviewthatgivesyouthe
bestviewoftheeffects.
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Step5:
IncreasethevalueofSmartRadiusandmakethenecessarychangesinothersliders.Thiswill
helpyoutogainthebesteffectinthephotomanipulationprocess.Whenthedesiredeffectis
achieved,pressOK.

5. Step1:
Goto‘Adjustments’fromthe‘Windows’optionandchooseHue/Saturation.
Step2:
TheAdjustmentLayerhastobeclippedtothelayerbelow,whereyouhadplacedthesky.Now,
theLightnesshastobeadjustedtogiveadarkercolourtothesky.
DARKENINGTHESKY
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Step3:
ALayerMuskispresentineveryAdjustmentLayer.Youshouldknowhowthisworksout,when
youturndaytonightinphotoshop.Whileyoupaintonamask,thetransparencyofthelayergets
defined.Itbecomestransparentwhenyouuseblack,opaquewhenyouusewhite,andvarious
shadesofgrayform theotherstagesbetweenthem.Youneedtoclickonthemasktomakeit
active.
Step4:
UsetheGradientToolpresentintheupperpaneltochangeittobrightgray-white.

7. Step5:
Thegradienthastobeappliedtothemaskfrom thebottom.Asaresult,theupperpartwill
becomewhiteoropaque,andthelowerpartwillbecomebrightgrayorslightlytransparent.
Step6:
UseUsePhotoFilterintheAdjustmentPaneltodarkenthebackgroundlayer.Thecolourneedstobe
changedtodesaturatedblue,adarkershade.NowuncheckPreserveLuminosityandadjustthe
effects.
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9. Step7:
Abluetintshouldbeusedinthesky.YoucanusethePhotoFilteroptiontomakethesechanges.
Youcanuseabrighter,saturatedtoneforthesky.Theadjustmenthastobeclippedtoaffectonly
thisarea.
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10. Step8:
Ingeneralcases,theskyappearsbrighterthanbuildingsthatarenon-illuminated.Therefore,the
lowerlayerhastobedarkenedalittlefurther.YoucanduplicatethePhotoFilteradjustmentand
minimizetheOpacitytogetthedesiredeffect.
Youcanmakethesechangesthroughphotoeditinginphotoshopintheimages.Theseeffects
areoftenusedinrealestateimages.
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11. Step1:
Inordertocreatethestars,anewlayerhastobecreatedonthetop.ThePaintBucketToolhas
tobeusedinordertofillitwithblackcolour.GotoFilter,thentoNoiseandchooseAddNoise.
Youneedtoaddblack-and-whitenoisetothephoto.
Step2:
SelectFilter,thenFilterGalleryandchoosetheStampoptionfromSketch.Adjustthesettingsto
createthedesiredeffect.Astheskyisnottotallyclear,nottoomanystarswillberequired.
CREATINGSTARS
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12. Step4:
ChoosetheBlendingOptionsbyrightclickingonthestarslayerandtheupperblackmarkerhas
tobedraggedtothemiddle,inordertointegratetransparencyinthedarkerareaofthelayer.
Step3:
Movethestarsoverthesky,usingtheMoveTool.
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13. Step5:
YouneedaLayerMaskatthisstage.Afteraddingit,youcanmakethelowerareaappeartrans-
parentbyusingablackandwhitegradient.Towardsthetop,itgraduallyturnsopaque.
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14. Step1:
Youcanchoosethewindows,presentinthebackground.Thepanesneedtobeselectedusing
thePolygonalLassoTool.YoucanalsoselectafteryoucloseaselectionbyholdingtheShiftkey.
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Step2:
Duplicatethebackgroundlayersectionandmoveittothetop.
ILLUMINATINGTHEWINDOWS

15. Step3:
ChooseBlendingOptionsafterrightclickingonthelayer.Thecolourhastobechangedtobright
orangeaftercheckingColourOverlay.
Step4:
ScrollthroughtheBlendModetillyoufindtheintendedeffect.NowchecktheOuterGlowinthe
image.YoucanexperimentwiththeBlendModeandmakeadjustmentsinthesliderstogetthe
desiredeffect.Makesurethattheeffectissubtle.
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17. Step1:
Incaseyouwanttoaddanewsourceoflight,useanybrightobjects,forinstance,lanterns,in
theimagetointegratethischange.YoucanselecttheshapeofthisobjectusingthePolygonal
LassoTool.
ADDINGANEW SOURCEOFLIGHT
Step2:
Duplicatethelightofthelanterninthebackgroundlayerandthenewlayerneedstobedragged
tothetop.
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18. Step3:
SelectBlendingOptionsbyrightclickingonthelayer.TurntheColourOverlayintowhite.
Step4:
TheOuterGlowhastobeturnedbrightorange.Tryoutdifferentsettingstogetthedesiredresult.
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19. Step5:
Anewlayerhastobecreatedandithastobedraggedbelowthelantern.Usingasoftbrush,
paintthebrightorangelightaroundthelantern.Thebrushcanbemadeevensofterbylowering
theFlow.
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20. Step6:
IntheBlendingOptions,thelowerblackmarkerhastobedraggedtotheright.Thiswilleliminate
thebrightorangecolourfromtheshadows.
Theeffectcanbemademoretransitionalbysplittingthemarker,byholdingAlt.Whenyouconvert
daytonightinphotoshop,thesefeatureswillhelpyoutoachievethedesiredeffect.
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21. Step7:
Inordertogainthebesteffect,youcangothroughtheBlendModesandchoosetherightone.
Step8:
ALayerMaskhastobeaddedtothislayer,whereyouneedtopainttheshadows.Takecare
thatthelightdoesnotgetintotheareasthatareblockedfromit.Youcanpainttheshadowsin
thewindowsusingblackandremovethemusingwhite.
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22. Step9:
Takethebrightorangecolourandcreateanewlayer.Theprotrudingelementsofthestructureare
tobepaintedwithcertainhighlights.Thiswillintegratea3Deffectintoit.
Step10:
TheeffectcanbemadesubtlerbyalteringtheBlendModeandaddingaLayerMasktoit.
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23. Step11:
Theglowhastobeduplicatedandchangedintowhitecolour.Removethisfromthedarkerareas,
leavingthebuildingwithbrightelementsonly.Theyshouldnotbevividlycolouredandreflecta
greateramountoflight.TheBlendModehastobechangedandtheOpacityhastobeadjustedto
getthiseffect.
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Thisisoneofthemostdelicatestagesintheadobephotoshopdaytonightphotoconversionpro-
cess.Ifyouarewillingtointegrateanearlymorningorlateeveningeffectintotheimage,youneed
tofollowthesestages:
Step1:
Thefinalbrightnessofthescenehastobeadjustednow,asyouhaveallthenecessaryelements.
AnewAdjustmentLayer,Levels,hastobeaddedatthetopofthelayers.Thewhitemarkerhasto
bedraggedtotheleftandthevolumeofbrightshadeshastobeincreasedinthescene.
ADDINGANEARLYDAWNORLATE
DUSKEFFECT

25. Step2:
Createanewlayeranduseblackcolourtofillit.AddGradientOverlayfromtheBlendingOptions
andintegratetheshadesofalowsunintoit.
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Step3:
Clickontheskylayer,holdingControl,togettheoutline.
Step4:
AddaLayerMaskafterclickingonthegradientlayer.Theselectionwillbeappliedtothemaskon
itsown.Inordertoshowthemountainspresentinthebackground,youneedtopaintonthemask.

27. Step5:
Theskyhastobeduplicatedandyouhavetodragittothetop.Integratethecloudswithspecialef-
fects.Youcanalsoaddhueorsaturation.Theadjustmentlayerhastobeclippedtotheduplicated
sky.Nowdesaturateitandincreasethebrightnesstoacertainextent.Youcanseekprofessional
Realestatephotoeditingservicestomaketheseimagesmoreappealing.
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Step6:
NowaLabelsAdjustmenthastobeadded.Clipit,andincreasethecontrastofthesky.
Step7:
NowMergeallthethreelayers,includingtheAdjustmentLayersandthesky(ControlE).Inthe
newlayer,gototheBlendingOptionsandeliminatethebrightareasofthesky.Youcanusethe
lowerwhitemarkerforthispurpose.TheBlendModehastobechangedtoSoftLightandthe
Opacityhastobelowered.

29. Step8:
ThislayerhastobeduplicatedandyouneedtoexperimentwiththeBlendingOptions.Remove
thedarkcomponentsfromthesky.TheBlendModehastobechangedtoSoftLighttoo,butthe
Opacityshouldbe100%.Ifrequired,youcanadjustitwithalayermask.
Step9:
Inthefinalstage,youcanintegrateanExposureAdjustmentinthetoptoenhancetheoverall
brightnessoftheimage.Theskycanbedraggeddownslightlytomakethecoloureffectmoreso-
phisticated.
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30. Step10:
Incasethebackgroundappearstoobright,youcandarkenitusingtheHue/Saturationoption,
alongwithmasking.
Step11:
Youneedtomergeallthelayersatthisstage.Youcanaddnoiseintheimagefrom theNoise
optiontomaketheimagelookmorerealistic.
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CONCLUSION
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