Does anyone else remember when Adobe demoed automatic sky-swapping ~3 years ago, but then never shipped it… because, big companies? (No, just me?)
Anyway, Xiaomi is now offering a similar feature. Here’s a quick peek:
And here’s a more in-depth demo:
Coincidentally, “Skylum Announces Luminar 4 with AI-Powered Automatic Sky Replacement”:
It removes issues like halos and artifacts at the edges and horizon, allows you to adjust depth of field, tone, exposure and color after the new sky has been dropped in, correctly detects the horizon line and the orientation of the sky to replace, and intelligently “relights” the rest of your photo to match the new sky you just dropped in “so they appear they were taken during the same conditions.”
Check out the article link to see some pretty compelling-looking examples.
Heck, I’d be delirious if Adobe found a way to remove edge halos when I convert to B&W and punch the mix a little to create a dramatic sky.