Trialing the new Photoshop Sky Replacement tool

There has been much hype and talk about one of the latest features to be brought to us by Adobe in their 2021 edition of Photoshop - the Sky Replacement tool.

According to the Photoshop blog, sky replacement:

“is faster and easier than ever before to create more dynamic images by swapping in a new sky. Photoshop now knows what’s foreground and sky. You can either select the sky yourself with Select > Sky and edit it to your heart’s content. Or use Edit > Sky Replacement, choose a new sky from our database or add your own, and let the new Sensei-powered, machine-learning models do the masking and blending. We use cutting-edge algorithms to harmonize the foreground of your image with the sky so if you change a bright afternoon sky to sunset, the entire image takes on the warmth of the golden hour.”

Here at Gather, we couldn’t resist giving this handy new tool a run for its money and checked it out for ourselves. As promised, the tool is easy and simple to use, and most importantly, the results are fantastic!

Check out some of the before and afters below and watch the video tutorial as we take you through the basics of how to use this awesome new tool on your own images.