How to Apply Sunny day effect on a portrait with Photoshop

Apply Sunny Day Effect

Whenever we click any photos we desire that image to be very perfect to look at. Perfection of lighting and correct weather gives a photo a nice outlook and extraordinary image factors.Sometimes we take photo but it doesn't seems so well for the bad timing and environment. Less lighting can damage any photos quality.

So we can edit the already clicked portrait with Photoshop work space and tools.Here is the demo of alternation to editing our photo with tools including adobe Photoshop

Here we choose to give a sunny day effect to make it more brighten and extraordinary to look it.

We are going to start our tutorial here -


Step 1: Open image on the canvas for the transformation

Step 2:  Copy background layer by duplicating it

Step 3: Select background copy layer and go to filter > refine edge to edit the outline smooth and select mask on the new layer

Step 4:  Again select background copy > filter > Blur > titshift

Step 5: Select the range for blurry Effect; on the left > blur – 6 pixels on the right choose bokeh- 63% ; Light range – (191-255)

Step 6: Select first two layers and merge on a group together

Step 7:  select image and open up the camera raw filter 

Step 8: Select tone curve to fix highlight = +28, darks = -38

Step 9: Go to HSL/Grayscale to increase or decrease the highlight effect that fulfill your color effect demands

Step 10: Select split-toning; fix hue – 45, saturation – 29, balance = -3, (shadows) hue-155, saturation = 7

Step 11: Now save image and open newly on canvas and copy the image background as background copy

Step 12: Select background copy and open the gradient map from adjustment layer from lower layer panel

Step 13: Choose a radiant color from the option panel 

Step 14: Choose blending option as soft light

Step 15: Now it looks natural gradient color from all over the portrait

Step 16: Choose brush and color a black to masking the object face to bring back the original color

Step 17: Place the sunny sky portion of background to apply it on the image background as the sky pattern

Step 18: After placing the sky need to change the opacity level up to 16% to modify the pattern like original sky

Step 19 : Now see the final output

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