The Power of Gray - The Photoshop: Professional Retouching and Compositing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques - page 80

transform handle, and drag outward until the picture fills the layer. Press Return/
Enter.
3. Rename this layer Scene , and then to create the composite change its blend mode
from Normal to Overlay ( Figure 2.5 ) .
Figure 2.5 Layer stack with new scene placed above the model on gray paper
4. The new background scene has been added ( Figure 2.6 ) , but when you look closer
you may notice that some darker parts of the background are showing through the
lighter areas of the layer containing the model ( Figure 2.7 ) . This is easily fixed
with a layer mask.