Damien Symonds

I can't see the edge!

The article shows the use of the white eyedropper, but you'd use the black one in this case.

Use this method instead.

Well, post in the Raw Class so we can discuss.

This will work fine. You just need to zoom in and be MUCH more precise with your masking around her. Make sure you do your raw processing properly on both photos first, though.

Can you show me your best attempt, so I understand what you have in mind, exactly?

Go to the Layers panel submenu at the top right corner, and choose 'Panel Options'. Your thumbnails are currently set to "No Thumbnail". Choose a larger size.

Download the PSD file

Of course not. It's tiny web-sized, it's useless to you.

Gosh, it would be a heck of a lot easier if we could discuss this in the Raw Class. I'm so sad you let that lapse. Consider what you need to do to make the tree trunks match better still.

Ok, great! So, go ahead and process the raw file of that one. Make it as light as you possibly can, while still retaining visible detail. Try to get the tree trunks to match as closely as possible to the ones in your people photo.

Well, it won't be easy, but with patience and enough time, it might be possible. Can you show me the other picture you were thinking of using?

Well, I duplicated the background layer, and rotated it so the shoe was roughly vertical: I pressed Enter to commit that transformation, then lowered the opacity, and Ctrl T again to put it into place more carefully, including stretching it taller: I turned off that layer for a bit, and made a clone layer to get rid of the old shoe: Turned the new shoe layer back on, and masked it: Then used a Hue/Sat layer to add a tiny bit of darkening at the heel, where shadow was needed:

I hope I've understood correctly ... this is the best I can manage:

Something like this, I guess?

There's no mystery here. The Preview program isn't colour-managed. Only browse your photos in Bridge.

Probably after. Duplicate the Background layer, then extend the canvas size, then move the layer and mask it in.

You should have duplicated and flipped the WHOLE photo, so you had heaps of room for your masking.

Um, no, you just purchased The Raw Class. But don't worry, that one will rock you too.

First, I opened the sky image and cloned out part of the top of the building, to give myself a bit more room to play with: I saved that file as a PSD, and closed it. Then I opened the building photo, and extended the canvas size upwards: Then File>Placed the sky PSD file: I lowered its opacity so I could see where I was positioning it, and put it where I wanted it: Then I increased the opacity to 100% again, and added a mask and masked it on: Finally, I noticed that your sky photo had a weird circle in the middle where it was grey, not really blue. So I added a cooling Photo Filter to that area: (I could have gone back to the sky PSD file and added the cooling there. That would be the more thorough way to do it, actually). If any of the above doesn't make sense, I urge you to take The Layers & Masks Class. It's only a few dollars, and it will change your Photoshop life.

Do you mean the screen is still too cool? Yes, that's fine.

I'll be back shortly to explain the steps.

That sure is a good question. I'd try making it warmer, first, and see what happens.

Yes, that screenshot is from the Spyder5Elite instructions. Did you follow them right from the beginning?