Assassin - The Photoshop: Professional Retouching and Compositing Tips, Tricks, and Techniques - page 552

Enhancing the Details
1. Add a merged/stamp layer to the top of the layer by Select > All, then Edit > Copy
Merged, and then Edit > Paste (or press Shift+Option/Alt+Command/Ctrl+E).
2. Press Command/Ctrl+J to create a copy of this layer. Shift-click the layer below so
that both layers are selected, go to Layer > New > Group from Layers, name the
group details , and click OK. Change the blend mode of the group to Soft Light.
3. Click the triangle icon for this group to open it and reveal the two layers inside.
Change the blend mode of the uppermost layer in the group to Vivid Light ( Figure
11.59 ).
Figure 11.59