Fairytale Scene - The Photoshop: Professional Retouching and Compositing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques - page 469

Figure 9.69
11. With the selection around the children now visible, Option/Alt-click the layer mask
icon at the bottom of the Layers panel. This adds a layer mask and also fills the se-
lection area of the children with black; the result is that the light effect is no longer
visible on the children ( Figure 9.70 ) .