As a commercial photographer, I would wet down the pavement in front of my architectural shots. Some of the areas were so big that I couldn’t finish before some areas were already drying up. This Photoshop technique totally solves the problem. In fact I use it on other types of images also.
This is a quick and easy way to understand the ‘reflection’ look that is very popular in architecture, product and tech product work. You will be able to use this technique in many different ways, from wild to subtle.
Download the PDF here: Create That Wet Look
Go from this:
As shot, the building has a very unattractive dark parking lot in the foreground.
To this:
Adding the "wet" look makes the image much more interesting.