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Fixing an overexposed sky with Camera Raw and masking - Photoshop Tutorial
From the course: Photoshop CC for Photographers: Intermediate
Fixing an overexposed sky with Camera Raw and masking
In this image the sky is overexposed. So let's take a look at how we can use Adobe Camera Raw as a Smart Filter in masking in order to correct the exposure in the sky. The first step will be converting the layer to a Smart Object. Then we'll apply the filter and then we'll work with masking in order to correct the exposure in the sky. Well, here let's navigate to our filter pull-down menu. Choose Convert for Smart Filters and, then, click OK in order to convert that layer to a Smart Object layer. Next step, choose Filter and then Camera Raw Filter. Once this launches our image in Camera Raw we want to focus in on the sky. And all that we're interested in doing is fixing the sky. We're ignoring everything else. So here I'll decrease the exposure. I'm also going to increase the clarity, because that will add some nice shape up there. Crank up the contrast as well. That will make the sky more interesting. We can customize the color by using the temperature tint sliders. We can also use…
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