Photoshop image of the square building photo night effect

Under the Image menu, the "Apply Image" command, which can combine layers and channels of one image with another layer and channel in an image of the same size, is a powerful and changeable command. is one of the advanced synthesis techniques. The original is the natural light shot in Tiananmen Square, the author uses the "Application Image" command, it is made into the night effect, the method is as follows.

Let's take a look at the original image and the final effect chart contrast:

Effect Chart:

Original:

1, in Photoshop software, open Tiananmen Square image, copy background layer, for "background copy layer".

2, in order to enhance the night effect, press the combination of "ctrl+u" to open the "Hue/Saturation" dialog box, to enhance the saturation of the screen, the purpose of this is for the rear doors and windows, and road lighting preparation materials.

3, hit "Background copy layer" executive Menu "image/Application Image"

command, pop-up "Apply Image" dialog box, Layer selection: "Background copy"; Channel selection: "Blue"; Choose the blue channel, because the sky is dark blue at night. "Tick" reversed phase; Mixed selection: "Linear deepening"; Opacity selection: "80%"; Click OK. See "Tiananmen Square Figure 1".

4, according to the key combination "Ctrl+l" Excellent Order dialog box, the night view of the adjustment. Then began to the Chairman Mao statue, street lights, and placards, light processing. Click on the "Background copy Layer" button below "Add Layer mask" set the foreground color to black, select the Airbrush tool in the brush, set the appropriate size of the brush, in the layer mask on Tiananmen Chairman Mao, street lights, and placards, car lights spraying, you can use the left hand press the "Shift" button to spurt the straight part. See "Tiananmen Square Figure 2".