Let the Sun Shine In

Here's an example of how you can turn a cloudy day into a sunny day, for an image with more impact.

I took this picture of several dancers at a festival in Bhutan (Figure 2.14). Due to the overcast sky, the picture is flat. But let's see what happens with a little Photoshop magic.

Figure 2.14.

Tech info: Canon EOS 1Ds Mark II, Canon 17-40mm lens @ 17mm. Exposure: 1/500 sec. @ f/8. ISO 400.

I first went to Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Hue/Saturation and boosted the Saturation to +30 (Figure 2.15).

Figure 2.15.

Next, I chose Layer > New Adjustment Layer > Brightness/Contrast and boosted the Contrast to +10 (Figure 2.16).

Figure 2.16.

Now the picture looks as though it were taken on a sunny day (Figure 2.17). That was easy!

Figure 2.17.