Lightroom Update - Classic Day to Night

In this tutorial I take you through a sky replacement and classic day-to-night post-processing, using many of the new tools available in Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop. If you enjoy the video please give me a 'like' and as always I welcome your comments questions and any tips.
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[@thomastyler10air]

I love your work Jamie , such attention to detail has opened up a whole new way of looking at day time shots. Now I need to look for locations with a rustic look with street lighting, thank you

[@jamiermathlin]

you are very welcome Thomas, best of luck finding the right locations 😀

[@johnjackson9601]

Thank you for this information. I will be using these tips in the near future!

[@jamiermathlin]

You are very welcome 😀

[@xxstr8jacketxx]

Ive watched the whole video i love this kind of work i cant wait to try something like this.i will be watching the rest of your videos. I love your teaching without teaching methods.

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you very much for your kind words and taking the time to leave a comment 😀

[@tsport6368]

Jamie I stumbled across your channel a few weeks ago and have been an avid viewer ever since. Love the way you take a seemingly average photo and turn it into something special and also the way you explain your techniques for doing so. I have to say that you have renewed my interest in photography which had waned somewhat in recent years. Now looking forward to going through my catalogue to find images suitable for the Jamie treatment and also shooting new images with this sort of editing in mind. Happy New Year to you and yours.

[@jamiermathlin]

I am very happy to hear that I have helped you regain some interest in Photography, For me the post-processing is as fun as the actual shooting, and the great thing is when you cannot get out to a new location you can go back over your old catalog and still find time to be creative 😀

[@Alessandro1948]

Really useful and interesting for a beginner like me. I was a professional photographer many years ago, Then I neglected it. At age 75, I started storing my photos on my Mac and working on them with Lightroom and Photoshop. With these tutorials a whole world of computer retouching possibilities opens up. To think that in the past century photographic plates and negatives were retouched by hand!

[@jamiermathlin]

So happy to hear that you are back 😀taking pictures, and I am also very happy to hear that I am being helpful. Thank you 😀

[@Alessandro1948]

Thanks for the answer. Must say taking pictures not jet .. I have to decide before I go looking for interesting subjects. Honestly, I don't go around much now.

[@Alessandro1948]

... note, I did change my user name ...

[@LuisAlvarez-fj5ny]

Your videos are so good that I have found another use of them. As all your watchers love photography, when I want to relax, I just watch your videos and I forget about everything and at the same time I learn and enjoy how you create art with lightroom and photoshop.

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you Luis, that is one of the nicest comments I have received 😀

[@MyStocko]

Great Video as usual. Learn something new every time. Thanks Jamie

[@jamiermathlin]

You are very welcome David, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, it is very much appreciated 😀

[@marlinsobbota9846]

Your videos, this one included, are not only educational to watch, but also very entertaining. The end result is always the same, a dramatic day-to-night conversion that is truly a piece of Photographic Art.

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you Marlin 😀

[@ahkammontaj5465]

You are simply amazing as always. Explaining the smallest details in a patient manner makes learning much easier. Actually not only a real artist, but also an excellent teacher. Thank you very much Jamie.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you so much for your kind words, it is very much appreciated 😀

[@simonryan6850]

@@jamiermathlin I know it’s on the way to Dawlish Warren, I suspect me a year there on holiday so I know just where it is

[@simonryan6850]

Is there anyway of doing this without having to use the way of doing this with out using de-scale as my MacBook port hasn’t got the power unless I leave it for half hour and that’s just not on

[@paulk329]

Excellent tutorial learning so much from your channel thank you.

[@jamiermathlin]

you are very welcome, thank you for the comment, it is much appreciated 😀

[@mariolombardi4766]

Jamie, I have been following you and outstanding videos for the past year and I have learned so much. Thank you for sharing all of your techniques. Happy Holidays to you.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you Mario 😀

[@RobertMintonPhotography]

I like this image very much and your tutorial is excellent, cant wait to give this a go myself!

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you Robert, have a look at some of my other videos where I practice this technique 😀

[@davidstevensasidewayslook8831]

concise and informative, the tips on the finer details of the "how to" are the icing on the cake, thanks

[@jamiermathlin]

You are very welcome David 😀

[@marioboss79]

Great video ! Only one place is looks unreal : the chimney ;) The rest is brillant.

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you 😀

[@zyban99]

Another great video 🎉

[@jamiermathlin]

many thanks 😀

[@sagg2009]

Love it well done again Jamie

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you 😀

[@arminreichhardt5152]

Again another convincing and excellent tutorial on how to make optimum use of LRC! Danke - and greets from Hamburg, Germany

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you very much for your kind words, they are very much appreciated 😀

[@jayharder2598]

Jamie, I did see this one and was intending on watching it next. Thanks for the quick response, now if I can get my photo's to come out an nice s yours..... Being in the States we don't have many old building scenes like you have and I'm going out this morning looking for a few possibilities.

[@jamiermathlin]

I will be interested to see how you get on 😀

[@rachellevance]

Love how you edited the lights! Thank you 👍🏼

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you 😀

[@clivewilliams6957]

Jamie, just watched your video. Amazing stuff, I have taken images of Old Mill so many times over the years as I live a stones throw from it, however I have never taken one at night. So after watching your entertaining lesson I have no need too.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you for the comment Clive, I have never managed to be there at night, but I must make an effort to try to shoot this wonderful place at night to see what it looks like 😀

[@joetagg1961]

I really enjoy these videos. I always look forward to them. I’ve started these techniques myself. They are a lot of fun !! Thanks!

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you Joe, I am happy to hear that you enjoy my videos 😀

[@leeprim]

This definitely has the WOW factor. Your KZbin channel has certainly become my favorite. You have a talent of taking a good photograph and turning it into a piece of art. Your instruction techniques are broken down so the average Lightroom and Photoshop user can easily follow and learn your unique style/process. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@jamiermathlin]

You are most welcome and thank you for taking the time to leave me a very nice comment, it is very much appreciated 😀

[@franciscoscaramanga2342]

Wow!!! Well done!

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you 😀

[@oliabb]

Fantastic Jamie ! I am a fan of your work. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in photography.

[@jamiermathlin]

You are more than welcome, and thank you for taking the time to leave a comment, it is very much appreciated😀

[@philipabercrombie6694]

Hello Jamie. I have just finished this wonderfull tutorial and had lots of fun doing such an iconic building. I live in Canberra and retired last year. I treated myself to a 5 week trip back to England last May. I visted London, Richmond in Yorkshire and had 6 days in Salisbury. I stayed at the Kings Head Inn along side the river through the town which a delight to come out too each morning. The guided tour up into the roof of Salisbury Cathedral was a highlight of my stay. The walk to The Old Mill at Harnham through the water meadows with the views of the Cathedral was stunning. I'm going to tackle your recent tutorial of the Salisbury Market Square next. During my stay, I had a great meal and enjoyed a Fuller's Ale at the Ox Row Inn 😃. Cheers.

[@jamiermathlin]

Hi again, thank you for this little story 🙂 I have a very great shot of the Kings Head Pub as well from this trip, I might do a video on this as well. Salisbury is a real jewel, a traditional English city set in beautiful countryside. You walk around the water meadows I know so well, it is one of my favorite places to visit when I am in Salisbury 😀

[@philipabercrombie6694]

Awesome. I can't wait to see what magic you can show us next. All the best. Cheers@@jamiermathlin

[@elsiepoynton9576]

Thanks so much amazing teaching so helpful

[@jamiermathlin]

You are very welcome Elsie 😀

[@paulmorrall5719]

Amazing, thank you for sharing

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you Paul 😀

[@АлександрШубин-с2э]

Я бы поставил тысячу лайков, но получается только один. Такого превращения дня в ночь, я и не мог себе представить СУПЕР!!!!! СПАСИБО ДЖЕЙМИ. Россия

[@jamiermathlin]

Мой первый комментарий на русском языке :-) спасибо, что нашли время оставить мне свои добрые слова, это очень приятно.

[@Kote1950]

As always impressive work. For some reasons your work with lights and shadows, and colors, is so heart melting to me.Kinda throws me to my childhood somwhere in the countryside. Thank you so much once again Jamie.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you for leaving such a heart warming message, it is very much appreciated 😀

[@andreask.6872]

I follow your channel now for some time. It's just amazing how much I've learned from you in the last few months. The explanations to your edits are so clear and structured that they are always easy to understand even for me, whose native language is not English. I would just like to thank you for that today. With kind regards from Germany, Andreas

[@jamiermathlin]

Vielen Dank, dass du dir die Zeit genommen hast, mir einen Kommentar zu hinterlassen. Deine Freundlichkeit wird sehr geschätzt.😀

[@juliobarkan9529]

Phenomenal! Great instructional video! You are the best I've seen and I have watched many videos. You can be sure I will be following you. Thank you for giving every little detail which makes it a joy to watch and learn.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you for your kind words, and for taking the time to leave a comment it is very much appreciated 😀

[@closer6479]

Thanks a lot for the very insightful tutorials. You are the best

[@jamiermathlin]

You are welcome!

[@KlavsMarko]

Great video start to finish Jaime. I love watching your videos. Greetings from Switzerland and I look forward to the next videos.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you for taking time to leave a nice comment, it is very much appreciated 😀

[@CaravaningaroundAustralia]

Excellent video. Always learning. Thank you.

[@jamiermathlin]

You are very welcome, and thank you again for taking the time to comment, it is very much appreciated 😀

[@GrahamTaylor384]

Nice work Jamie. Perhaps another time you could show a more in depth tutorial on how you could reflect the sky in the water as well.

[@jamiermathlin]

More than happy to show you how to do this, I have some past videos showing this, try this one :- kzbin.info/www/bejne/iXiupJeciamojK8&ab_channel=JamieRMathlin

[@BikerBloke600]

Hi Jamie I really enjoy your content and have started practicing on a few of my own images. Keep up the amazing work. Mick, Northern Ireland 👌🍻

[@jamiermathlin]

Hi Mick, thank you very much for your kind words, it is very much appreciated 😀

[@salomon4263]

Impresionante como consigues ese ambiente nocturno a partir de una foto diurna. Y además bien contado y de forma amena. Un saludo!!

[@jamiermathlin]

Gracias por tus amables palabras y por tomarte el tiempo de dejar este comentario. Tengo muchos más videos que muestran mi técnica del día a la noche, no dudes en echarle un vistazo. 😀

[@tomklingele510]

Great video. The techniques used on the windows were very enlightening (pun intended) I will work on doing these on my own. Thanks for sharing

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you Tom, have a look at some of my earlier videos, I have many that cover this technique, best regards Jamie 😀

[@touchedbynature5445]

Absolutely stunning, There is a Beautifull Old Water Mill Not to far from my home, have to give this a try, Jamie, By The Way The Mills in Norfolk, Must Mention Your Great Photo Of Elm Hill Norwich, Thank For shairing.

[@jamiermathlin]

thank you 😀

[@diegovela6791]

magnifico

[@jamiermathlin]

😀

[@DMW5533]

Hey Jamie another great video I jave watched almost every video you have posted and starting to try and follow along with your videos on my computer the one thing I never had you mention is your Camera and Focal length used on your lenses I am assuminf a wide angle but it would be interesting to hear what you use exactly. Thnx

[@jamiermathlin]

Hi Dave, thank you for the comment, I used to shoot Sony, I had an A7R4 with my favorite lens 16-35mm F2.8 GM, however about 5 months ago I transferred back to Canon, so now I have a Canon R5, with 14-35mm F4 L, 24-105mm F4 L and 70-200mm F4 L. That is my full kit. The Sony Camera and Lens' are truly stunning, the 61MP sensor in the A7R4 is by far the best sensor for full frame, however, I did miss the Canon colour science and the Sony GM lens were heavy and large. The Canon F4 lens are much smaller and lighter, so it works better for me, even if the R5 sensor is only 45MP and at least 1-2 stops less sensitive than the Sony 😀

[@DMW5533]

Thanks Jamie I shoot Nikon with a 16-30 F4 lens butuse a Z6ii. 24mp. I am kicking myself for not getting the Z7ii 48 MP. But maybe my next body 😀

[@jamiermathlin]

great lens and awesome camera, 24mp is enough, do not worry about megapixels, the lesser number of pixels gives the sensor a low light and noise advantage ! @@DMW5533

[@alanwallace40]

Hi Jamie. I have one problem with this specific edit. The sun casts a shadow of the wall into the water. This shadow wouldn't be there at night time and should have been removed in my opinion. Thanks for sharing. I enjoy your videos and the detail you go into.

[@jamiermathlin]

You are correct regarding the shadow, sadly I try to keep my videos to less than 1 hour, as I would love to carry on and deal with all the issues, however, I think these sorts of details do bring a little mystery to the image 😀

[@ASMPHOTO]

Thank You!

[@jamiermathlin]

😀😀

[@mark1hancock]

Again another great tutorial and explanation of your style. What would you do if there are no or very limited street lights that you can lighted the scene with?

[@jamiermathlin]

Good question, I would add them 😀 see in this video:- kzbin.info/www/bejne/amTMmGiYd55gpLc

[@mark1hancock]

@@jamiermathlin Thanks, Ill have a look and give it a try.

[@abcymru]

Hi Jamie. Inspirational!! Many thanks for these Day to Night tutorials. I've been sorting through my pics for a suitable subject and found a few that I will use to follow your technique. One of the pics is in bright sunshine with the building casting a large dark shadow. Would I simply use a mask to lessen the effect of this shadow or am I better using a pic without heavy shadows. Thanks again.

[@jamiermathlin]

in this video I complete a day-to-night with a bright sunshine day shot, hopefully, you will find it helpful 😀. kzbin.info/www/bejne/q5LQiWVnpNyWoKM&ab_channel=JamieRMathlin

[@madcat1007]

Another fantastic instructional video. Thanks Jamie. 1 thing puzzles me. When you are subtracting light with a brush and you are wiping over a large area, how do your brush strokes not affect previously created gradients.

[@jamiermathlin]

Good Question, this is due to the subtraction brush being limited to the radial gradient mask, so the brush will only subtract the radiant or liner gradient you have created. Hope this helps 😀

[@madcat1007]

@@jamiermathlin One more question Jamie. When I send a photo to Photoshop for some removal ( or something) and then send it back to lightroom, all my previous edits done in Lightroom (radial gradients) are no longer editable. Am I doing something wrong?

[@xpalladin]

Love your explanations on all your videos. On this one would thee not be some reflection from the window light in the mill pond?

[@jamiermathlin]

Most likely there would be 😀I do these video live without any rehearsal and try to keep them within an hour, so missed these reflections this time 😞

[@xKenSmith]

Thanks for the update. Again great videos.@@jamiermathlin

[@simonryan6850]

If you’re interested, there is a beautiful harbour in Cockwood near Dawlish Warrren in Devon

[@simonryan6850]

You can stand by the rail tracks well worth standing there and looking back, it’s a beautiful place very old

[@jamiermathlin]

that is well worth knowing, next time I am down in devon I will stop by !

[@jayharder2598]

Jamie I love how you change a change a photo and am starting my own now. One problem I have that I hope you were going to address was the reflection of the sky in the water. In this image you just completed you can still see some of the original blue sky reflected in the water. Do you have a method to show a reflection of the sky in the water?

[@jamiermathlin]

Thanks for the comment Jay. I am always limited with time in my videos as I try to stay around an hour, if you look back at some of my earlier videos you will find how I deal with reflections and create them, one of my recent videos deals with reflections :- kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX-soHqbhL-Sbq8. 😀

[@guusbeeld]

Well Jamie, as usual it is amazing how you do it and as I feel with so much love for the scene...At least I feel it...But there is a but, there is always a but, haha. In this particular scene in my opinion the sky is to orange, should it be 'in real time' by less orange but more blue-ish more neutral as if it is a moon scene then a sunset instead? Or is it just nitpicking? Greetz from The Netherlands, Guus

[@jamiermathlin]

We all see the world differently Guus, for you the sky is too Orange 🙂this is the joy of us all being individuals...😀

[@guusbeeld]

@@jamiermathlin Thank you for responding to my comment. Of course your totally right, with the different opinions...Greetz Guus

[@GhostrXridergg3zc]

🫶🏆🫡

[@jamiermathlin]

😀😀

[@dzengiztafa510]

Doesn't have any sense of realism.

[@jamiermathlin]

Thank you for your feedback 😀