For my first image I selected this scene of Scottish highlands. Two shots were made – one exposed for the sky and the other for the foreground. My aim was to combine these two images in Photoshop, replacing the sky in the image with properly exposed foreground.
I started by copying the lighter image onto the darker image. I used the quick selection tool to define the area of the sky. I then used the Eraser tool to erase the overexposed sky in the top image. I used the clone stamp tool to remove some dust specks. Finally I flatten the layers and saved the image on the drive. The sequence below demonstrates the process that I followed.
Picture 2: Image with the sky area selected
Picture 4: Image showing the background layer only (top layer is switched off)
Picture 5: Image showing the top layer only (background layer is switched off)
Picture 6: Image showing the two layers together – post adjustments in Photoshop
Picture 7: Flattening the image
Picture 8: Final Image
Picture 3: Image with the overexposed sky area erased
