Add a dramatic stormy sky

This prompt replaces the sky with a dramatic stormy one and adjusts the light and colour on the buildings or landscape to match.

photo-sky-stormy-drama — gemini — 56 words

Replace the sky in this photo with a dramatic stormy sky with dark rolling clouds and a break of golden light. Adjust the lighting and colour on the buildings or landscape to match.

Keep the subject and foreground exactly the same, with a realistic blend at the horizon. Extra instructions: [ANY DETAIL TO KEEP OR AVOID].

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Match the lighting of the original photo so the scene feels believable.

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What you will get

Your scene under dark rolling storm clouds with one break of golden light, with the buildings or landscape relit to match and a believable blend at the horizon.

Why it works

A new sky only looks real if the ground matches it, so the prompt asks to adjust the light on buildings or land. A break of golden light in dark clouds gives drama. Keeping the foreground exact and blending the horizon carefully avoids a cut-out look.

Common mistake

The foreground still looks sunny.

Fix: Ask for cooler, flatter light on the ground, with a warm patch only where the golden light hits.

Also watch for

The horizon has a visible edge. Zoom in along trees and roofs, and ask for them to be blended into the new clouds without a glow.
The sky is too busy. Ask for fewer, larger cloud masses. A simpler sky looks more convincing.

Try a variation: add rain on the horizon

Ask for a grey veil of rain falling in the far distance on one side, with the foreground still dry.

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Make the light on the roofs, roads and leaves look wet and cool to match the storm, with one patch of golden light breaking through.