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Honeymoon Sunset

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Using the new features of Adobe Photoshop CS, make any photograph look like it was taken during a sunset.


image 1 1. Open the image for editing.

image 2 2. Duplicate the layer (Ctrl+J) three times.

image 3 3. Select the middle layer and apply a "Photo Filter" (Image> Adjustment> Photo Filter). Use a "Warming Filter (85)" with a "Density" of "100%". Click OK.

image 4 4. On the current layer, use the "Brightness/Contrast" tool (Image> Adjustment> Brightness/Contrast) to apply the following settings:

Brightness: -25
Contrast: 50

Click OK.


image 5 5. Hide the top two layers by clicking on the eye of eeach of the two layers.

image 6 6. Select the bottom layer and use the "Match Color" tool (Image> Adjustment> Match Color) to apply the following properties:

Luminance: 100
Color Intensitiy: 100
Fade: Adjust this so that the image is barely bright enough for the darker details to appear.
Neutralize: Uncheckmarked
Source: filename
Layer: Layer 1

Click OK.


image 7 7. Select the middle layer and add a layer mask (Layer> Add Layer Mask> Reveal All).

image 8 8. With the layer mask selected, fill in the selection with a gradient. Select a "Reflected Gradient", click on the horizon, and while holding the "Shift" button, drag the gradient line to the bottom of the image. Set the current layer's blending mode to "Screen".

image 9 9. Click on the eye of the top layer to make it visible. Decrease the "Opacity" to decrease the effect.

Sunset Tutorial: Final Result 10. Use the "Brightness/Contrast" tool (Image> Adjustment> Brightness/Contrast) once more to tune the image. Rollover the image in this step to see the original image before this technique was applied.


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