how to change a day photo into a night photo

Here in Photoshop tutorials, we will show, how to change a day photo into a night photo. we given screen shots of every step and with their short cut keys.

how to change a day photo into a night photo

Step 1: Start by opening a day scene image in Photoshop and copy the background layer by pressing Ctrl+J.

Step 2: Go to Image>Adjustments>Desaturate ( Ctrl+Shift+U) to desaturate it.

Step 3: Go to Image>Adjustments>Curves ( Ctrl+M) to open curve window.

Apply settings as shown below.

Step 4: Go to Image>Adjustments> Hue/Saturation (Ctrl+U) to open Hue/Saturation window.

Apply settings as shown below.

Now your image looking like this:

Step 5: Create a new layer. Select Brush Tool, Opacity 15%, Flow 30% & make your Foreground color Black. Then give some black color to clouds and waves.

Step 6: Create a new layer & name it Moon. Create a moon using elliptical Marquee Tool & fill it White.

Step 7: Now dubble click on Moon Layer to go to Blending Options & Add an outer glow using following settings.

Here’s my image. But we want to add some more effect to make it realistic.

Step 8: Select a Lasso Tool (L) & create a random selection over the moon.

Step 9: Go to Select>Modify>Feather (Ctrl+Alt+D) & apply some feather the selection.

Step 10: Create a new layer. Go to Filter>Render>Clouds.

Now set the Blending Mode to “Darken” & reduce the Opacity to 40 px. Press Ctrl+D to Deselect.

Step 11: Add a bird in black color over the moon using custom shape tool.

Here’s my original image to comparison:

And here’s my final image after applying all the steps:

Thank You!