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Mike Kelley's Ultimate Sky Library isn't just a collection of beautiful sky files. You will also receive nine unique lessons that will help you learn to master sky replacements no matter what your current skill level.In the first few lessons, Mike starts off with some of the easiest masking techniques to help those who are new to Photoshop get up and running quickly. As each lesson progresses, Mike begins to build up to some of the most complex masking and blending techniques he uses daily in his own high-end architectural and commercial work. Each of these lessons includes all the files needed to follow alongside as Mike works through his edits in Lightroom and Photoshop.Below is an outline of some of the blending and masking tools Mike uses throughout this tutorial.Lesson 1Mike combines a foreground from Iceland and a sky from Charleston, SC while teaching basic color-matching and masking techniques in Photoshop. This lesson is aimed at helping you blend skies quickly and easily while understanding the fundamentals of layer masks.Lesson 2In this lesson, Mike introduces the "blend if" mode and shows how it can save a lot of time when trying to mask out and replace a sky quickly with minimal effort. This chapter also explores replacing skies in portraiture and wedding photography.Lesson 3The complexity of this lesson ramps up as Mike explores how channel masking works. Throughout this lesson, Mike continues to refine and explore some of the finer masking techniques needed to replace a boring sky against a complex Manhattan skyline.Lesson 4Mike combines multiple replacement techniques in this lesson as he faces a much more challenging setting. In this lesson, Mike introduces the pen tool and shows how you can make sky replacements look more realistic when dealing with translucent surfaces, reflections, and complex tree lines.Lesson 5To show how powerful sky replacements can be for commercial work, Mike takes a dull, cloudy scene and transforms the images into a bright and sunny afternoon. This section is aimed at helping photographers tackle difficult shooting conditions while still delivering final images your clients have come to expect regardless of the weather.Lesson 6Chapter 6 finds Mike challenging himself to edit a JPEG of a dull, blue landscape and transform it into a spectacular sunrise picture. In this lesson, Mike shows how you can turn horizontal photos into vertical photos by expanding your canvas and increasing the amount of dramatic sky shown in the final composition.Lessons 7-9For the final sections of the tutorial, we wanted Mike to mix it up a bit. In these last three lessons, Mike edits three of his own portfolio images to show you how he creates the beautiful and seamless sky replacements he is known for in his commercial work. While these lessons do not include workalong files, our hope is that you will be able to take all of the tips and tricks Mike has taught throughout the tutorial and understand how he applies them in his own work.With the Purchase of This Tutorial, You Get- 3 Hours of Video Content (4K high-res videos)- 9 Lessons- 6 Working Files to Work Side By Side With Mike- 225 High-Res Raw Files of Every Type of Sky- Royalty-Free License to Use in Your Own WorkTopics Covered in This Tutorial- Understanding Simple Masking- Creating and Using Luminosity Masks- Mastering Selections- Creating Gradient Masks- Making Precise Masks With the Pen Tool- Feathering and Fine-Tuning Mask Selections- Using the "Blend If" Options in Photoshop- Matching Lighting With Natural Replacement Skies- Maintaining Constant Color Throughout a Sky Replacement- Blending Skies in Water, Reflective Surfaces, and Translucent Materials- How to Use Color Filters to Tie Everything Together- Making Realistic Masks Around Trees and Complex HorizonsHomepage:Extract files with WinRar 5 or Latest !