sunset effect

bellaphotobellaphoto Registered Users Posts: 100 Big grins
edited April 30, 2008 in Technique
does anyone know how to create a sunset effect in photoshop 6? or any other way. i am doing a family portrait on the beach for some friends and the sunset is on the other side. i have seen some fake ones put into photos. thanks

romina

http://www.rominasphotography.com
Romina Ludovico

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  • SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
    edited April 26, 2008
    Your best bet is to grab a sunset shot and the blend it into your image. Creating one from scratch unless you an expert user doesn't make much sense.
  • MarkWMarkW Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited April 28, 2008
    Why not shoot early morning at sunrise. That should put the sun on the opposite side.
    Mark Warren
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  • VycorVycor Registered Users Posts: 386 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2008
    MarkW wrote:
    Why not shoot early morning at sunrise. That should put the sun on the opposite side.

    Why flip the image horizontally :)
    Adam Daley
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  • MarkWMarkW Registered Users Posts: 72 Big grins
    edited April 30, 2008
    Vycor wrote:
    Why flip the image horizontally :)

    The original poster I'm assuming wants the sunset in their shot at the beach, however the sun does not set over the waterside. It's basically infront of the subjects instead of behind them. You're not going to flip the image at all. What I suggested was to shoot at sunrise, early in the morning. The sun rises in the opposite direction it sets. This will allow the poster to get the sunrise as the background of the shot and not have to deal with trying to fix it in photoshop.
    Mark Warren
    EOS 50D, 30D, Sigma 50-150 f/2.8, Tamron 28-75 f/2.8, MF Pentax 50 f/1.4, MF 70-200 f/4.0, and a MF 200 f/4 adapted for Canon, Canon 580EXII and 430EX, 2 Vivitar 285HV's and many various modifiers.
    http://www.markwphoto.com
    http://www.flickr.com/photos/markwphoto/
  • SloYerRollSloYerRoll Registered Users Posts: 2,788 Major grins
    edited April 30, 2008
    There are allot of variables, but I think Marks idea is the best one and requires the least ammount of work.

    You can do this in post, but it's cheaper to just re-shoot the whole thing unless your talkng assistants, mobile studios etc.
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