Make sky blue

[GuruBhai]

Hi,

Can some one please tell me how to capture sky more blue in your pics.

I know the same can be achieved by using post processing.
But is there any way to achieve in your original pic.

Most of the time when ever i click a pic -- sky doesn't appear blue (it appears light blue)

[SusanH1970]

To get the sky blue in-camera, you need to meter for the sky. Depending on lighting conditions, you may or may not have everything in the photo perfectly exposed, so bracketing your shots is an option, as well as several post-processing techniques.

[Jim Poor]

Originally Posted by GuruBhai

Hi,

Can some one please tell me how to capture sky more blue in your pics.

I know the same can be achieved by using post processing.
But is there any way to achieve in your original pic.

Most of the time when ever i click a pic -- sky doesn't appear blue (it appears light blue)

Several ways.

1. Lower your exposure. This will increase the saturation of the sky, but might also cause foreground elements to be underexposed if you don't use fill.

2. Get a polarizing filter. It's easy to go overboard with it and get "fake" looking blue skies.

3. Get a graduated or split ND filter. Use the darker part on the sky to accomplish #1 without underexposing your foreground.

[GuruBhai]

Thanks a lot.
I'll try the techniques told and lets see how things turned out.