Day-to-night

A series of post-processing conversions of a daytime scene into a night-time one.

These day-to-night conversions favour architectural shots, particularly when windows and exterior lights can be ‘lit’ to create character. I am fortunate to live in the Ironbridge Gorge, which contains many interesting buildings (and quirky street lamps) and so I can take the ‘stock’ images as I am walking our dogs in the morning (as I did here), without having to concern myself too much about the quality of light.

The conversions are carried out with a combination of Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. It usually entails a sky replacement and a plethora of light masks, and it takes a fair amount of time – but I do enjoy the process of deciding what the incidental illumination from each light source should be, and how the shadows would be cast.