3 Ways to Fix a Bad Sky in a Photo

A lot of photography is learning how to control different parameters: lighting, composition, posing, etc., but one thing we will never have control over is the sky. Bad skies are something we all have to deal with at one time or another, and this great video will show you three different ways you can fix them.

Coming to you from Brent Hall, this helpful video will show you three different ways to deal with bad skies. This is something we all have to deal with — uninteresting cloudless skies, uniform gray, etc. Sky replacement can sometimes be a controversial thing, but personally, I think it is perfectly fine as long as you are honest about it, and it can be really useful for situations like architectural work or engagement shoots. Personally, I have been using Luminar 4's AI sky replacement feature for the last half a year and have been quite impressed by how much easier it makes the task in a lot of situations. Check out the video above for more from Hall.

If you would like to continue learning about how to replace skies and want access to your own library of skies, check out "Mike Kelley's Ultimate Sky Library: Royalty Free Raw Photographs for Sky Replacements With Mike Kelley!"

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Alex Cooke is a Cleveland-based portrait, events, and landscape photographer. He holds an M.S. in Applied Mathematics and a doctorate in Music Composition. He is also an avid equestrian.

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If we find a way to fix the second part of the image- the landscape, we will get a great fully-fixed photo