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STEP SEVEN:
MAKE A DUPLICATE
Create a duplicate of this Spotlight
layer and name it “Subject Extracted.”STEP EIGHT: LOAD THE
SUBJECT SELECTION
Next, go to Select>Load Selection
and from the Channel menu, choose
Subject Selection (we saved this in
Step Three). Click OK.STEP NINE:
SEPARATE THE SUBJECT
With the selection active, click on
the Add Layer Mask icon (to the right
of the fx icon) at the bottom of the
Layers panel.STEP 10: CREATE A
LAYER BELOW THE SUBJECT
EXTRACTED LAYER
Now, hold down the Command (PC:
Ctrl) key and click on the Create a
New Layer icon to add a new layer
below the Subject Extracted layer.
Let’s name this “Subject Shadow.”STEP 11: LOAD THE SUBJECT
SELECTION AGAIN
As we did in Step Eight, load the Sub-
ject Selection channel.STEP 12:
CREATE THE SHADOW
Make sure that your Foreground
Color is black and the selection is
active, then press Option-Delete
(PC: Alt-Backspace) to fill the selec-
tion with black. Press Command-D
(PC: Ctrl-D) to deselect it.
Go to Edit >Transform>Distort,
and adjust the shadow (as shown)
based on your spotlight. Press Return
(PC: Enter).