Illuminating sky option won in tutorial poll, so here it is. It provides basic guide on how to tune up stock into moody and diffused sky.

Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5.

Newbie alert: Photoshop =/= Photoshop Elements


Level - Easy (no clippings, no masks, nothing particularly time consuming)

Effect values may vary depending on your stock image size.
Other than that, have fun!
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[link]Oh and I totally mean business in the end

btw nice avatar
Thanks for the amazing tutorial! c:
Thanks for sharing this tutorial!