Clouds do not often listen to our pleading to move this way or that way. In fact, skies can be challenging in photography. Quite often the most interesting part of the land that I want to photograph is best shot shooting in this direction but the most interesting part of the sky is found facing in that direction. So we are left with a choice of either having a great foreground with a boring sky or having a great sky with a boring foreground. At other times, one part of the sky in my image has nice clouds and nice color but the rest of the sky is blank.

This is not always a bad thing, especially if you are shooting stock images. Clients needing stock images most often need space in the image to place text in. For fine art photography, a blank portion of the sky can create imbalance. We cannot magically move clouds into the blank area. These days photographers use sky replacement offered by many image editing software such as Lunimar (click on affiliate links to get a discount). Software such as Luminar not only offers a sky replacement feature but also the ability to insert clouds into your existing sky. Other photographers don't want to replace skies. So what are they to do with a blank portion of the sky?

          May I suggest having a person stand in the image? Get your spouse to take up a position in the image. Position your spouse in the right spot to bring balance and to add interest to that part of the image.  Of course, you can use a fellow photographer if your spouse is not with you. I suggest that you never go out to photograph alone. You never know if you are going to fall and need help. Being there for each other brings peace of mind and provides someone to make your images more interesting. So don't be afraid to include people in your images if the sky does not cooperate with you.