The flower is shown below with a three pixel feather applied after the move, as described. As you can see, there is no dark fringe, and the image edges are more natural looking.
Last, I selected the flower’s layer in the Layers palette, and then clicked the Layer styles button at the bottom of the palette. I chose Drop Shadow from the menu.
You can also choose Layer > Layer Style > Drop Shadow. Either way, you will open the drop shadow’s dialog box. To add a very soft shadow, I used settings of :
Blend Mode - Multiply
Opacity - 39 %
Distance - 21 %
Spread - 21 %
Size - 65 px
You should use the Preview option in the dialog box to find the best settings for your image. Each shadow/object combination is different, depending on the lighting, surface angles, and shapes involved.
The finished image is shown below.
To find out how to have your moved image be partially behind, or covered by objects in its new location, please see the next tutorial, Combining Images II. And if that's not enough, there is Combining Images III that teaches you how to put a woman into a glass bottle.
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Sometimes, after moving an image, you’ll notice that some of the original background managed to sneak through around the edges. You need to fix this before you feather it.
Ctrl-click on the moved image’s new layer. Choose Select > Modify > Contract. Enter a setting of 1 pixel in the dialog box that appears, and click OK. Then choose Select > Inverse. Press the Delete key.
Another way to combine images is by dragging the entire second image on top of the first. You can then apply a layer mask to the moved image. There are advantages to using that method. However, the way described here is easier for beginners.
If you are particularly interested in learning how to make great composite images, please take a look at my CD-ROM, Shadows and Light; Advanced Compositing in Photoshop. Thanks.
If you would like to download a zipped pdf file of this tutorial, please click on the link below and save it to your hard drive. The pdf includes Combining Images II. It does not include the Combining Images III tutorial.
Combining Images pdf
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