Web Resources:

The Hubbl Telescope Gallery The Van Gogh Museum,
Look for Van Gogh's "Starry Night".

Daytime

Night- Notice tonal change, lights in windows, etc.
Another version! Notice glowing streetlights!

 

All images © Jon Davison 2005 unless otherwise stated. All tutorials created with Photoshop 7, CS and CS2. See website for more interesting tutorials!http://www.eyeinthesky.com.au/esp/photoshop.html

 

CHALLENGE PHOTO!
If you've already used the photo in this lesson, try transforming the challenge photo below!

 

Objective: To use Photoshop to turn a daytime photograph into a night scene!

1. Launch Photoshop. Navigate to the Shared Documents folder and open "Santa Fe, NM".

2. Your job is to use the tools in Photoshop to change this photograph into a night scene! The idea is to use the tools available in Photoshop to alter and modify the existing photo data... The resulting image should look like a photograph, not a painting!

Begin by using tools in the Image: Adjustments Menu to modify the tonal qualitities, so that it is darker and more evocative of night. (Examine the examples at right.)

Select areas (such as sky) and try using curves (use all channels) and brightness and contrast to get started. You might also try carefully placed gradients (on a new layer) to create "sundown" effects.

Within your photo, include the following elements:

• Celestial objects: (stars, moon, etc.)
• Reflections in the water (be sure to make use of filters and effects to make it a convincing reflection!)
• Include something flying! (bat? airplane?)
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  Include some signs of nocturnal life: (fireflies? glowing eyes?)
• Include at least one other interesting night effect or object. Check out filters in Render, such as Lighting Effects and Lens Flare
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