STEP BY STEP

/ Drop in a pocketful of sunshine

1 Mask the sky

Open sunset01 and 02. Head to 01 image, then to Select>select and Mask. Get the Quick Selection tool and paint the sky to select it. Click the Invert button and increase the Radius to about 5px to improve the edges. Choose Output to: Layer Mask and click OK.

2 Drop in the sky

Go to the 02 image and use the Move tool to drag the sunset to the tab of the 01 image then down into the window to copy it. Go to Layers panel, drag the sunset layer below the land layer and use the Move tool to position the sky. If you need to resize, hit Cmd/ctrl+t.

3 Tone the land

Right-click the land layer and ‘Convert to Smart Object’ then go to Filter> Camera Raw Filter. We’ll use the filter to make it look as if the land is bathed in a warm glow from the sky. Begin by choosing a Profile in the Basic panel. The Vintage08 profile works here.

4 Add warmth and colour

Use the White Balance sliders in Raw’s Basic panel to warm the image – we set Temperature +25, Tint +49, and Exposure to -1.20. Next head to the Camera Calibration panel. Tweak the Hue and Saturation sliders on Red and Green, as shown, to alter colours.

5 Tone with Color Lookup

Check the tones match (if not, double-click the Camera Raw Smart Filter in the Layers panel). Click Create Adjustment Layer icon in the Layers panel and choose Color Lookup. Select the ‘Soft Warming Look’ preset within 3DLUT and lower the opacity to 70%.

6 Make final tweaks

Finally press Cmd/ctrl+shift+alt+e to merge everything into a new layer. We’ll take this layer into Filter>camera Raw filter for toning. Use the Basic panel sliders as shown to enhance the tones and colours, and make other changes you want.