The Sky Solution

Using Photoshop to repair problem skies when the light is too contrasty for your film or sensor to record properly

Sergio Waman

Published May 1, 2007
Updated June 30, 2016

One of the great challenges I find with photography is the inability to capture the full range of tones and colors I see in a scene. My camera just isn’t capable of doing that. This Photoshop technique allows you to repair an image that didn’t record the original scene correctly, turning a throwaway shot into a photo suitable for framing.

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