How to add an urban road

[ptrbee]

Hi I took this photo last week & would like to know how to add a nice road possibly wet with a reflection to replace the dirt?
Can anyone help?

[Tzetsin]

if i were you, I would take a copy of that shot with you outside, find a wet road with a curb in the evening, setup your camera so that the angle will be a close match, take the shot.

Back home, create a layer mask in photoshop, mask off the dirt road and substitute the new road in. Your own skill at photoshop will determine the effectiveness of the technique however. Experiment with it, it can be alot of fun.

[ptrbee]

Thanks, bro,
I'd read an article sometime ago about doing that digitally as well in photoshop. wish I'd taken notes.

Originally Posted by Tzetsin

if i were you, I would take a copy of that shot with you outside, find a wet road with a curb in the evening, setup your camera so that the angle will be a close match, take the shot.

Back home, create a layer mask in photoshop, mask off the dirt road and substitute the new road in. Your own skill at photoshop will determine the effectiveness of the technique however. Experiment with it, it can be alot of fun.