But with the sky replacement feature, it gets a lot easier and faster. Previously, it could have taken a long time with layer masks or blend if to get a seamless result. For example, there are many situations where I go for a different exposure and white balance setting for the sky compared to the foreground. But as always, photography is an art form, and no one gets to point fingers at an artist’s choices.Īlso, contrary to what you might think, it is also possible to use the sky replacement feature without triggering an ethical debate.

In my opinion, replacing a sky that you did not see in the first place is unethical. So I guess it is best to leave it to personal choice. Replacing a sky might trigger an ethical debate.

Nevertheless, the sky replacement tool proved me wrong. Through the years, I have come across many tools in Photoshop and other software that sounded great on paper but did not work as expected. Despite all the hype around the sky replacement feature, I was skeptical about it initially.

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