DAY TO NIGHT

DAY TO NIGHT IN PHOTOSHOP

Can’t find the perfect nighttime background? No problem! Follow this tutorial to turn your daytime images into nighttime.

1 | BASE IMAGE

For this tutorial, all you need is a high quality image for the base. Everything will be done using only Photoshop.

2 | WORKFLOW:

A | ADJUST THE VERTICALS

Ctrl+A > Transform > Distort/Warp

The first step when working with a photograph is to adjust the verticals. Use some guidelines to make sure the verticals and horizontals are parallel to the picture frame.

B | LIGHTING

Ctrl+U > Cyanotype > Increase Saturation > Change layer Opacity

Turning the warm tones into cooler tones will make this image go from daytime to late afternoon with just one click!

To achieve that, duplicate the image layer, open the Hue & Saturation menu (ctrl+U), click the drop down menu and choose the option Cyanotype (adjust the saturation). Cyanotype will apply a blue tone to the entire image. After this, use the opacity layer to blend with the previous image. I have also added a gray tone layer to frame the image:

C | Night lights

At nighttime, the most convincing part are the lights! With a simple brush, choose the colors you want and click away! By choosing the layer blending mode ‘color’, the lights will look very convincing with your image.

Tip: Make sure to pay attention to the reflections.