Old Man and the Sea Double Exposure

Here is my final image


I started with 3 images from Unsplash

a picture of an old man by Madhav Rajesh


a picture of the sea


and a picture of rowboats




cut out subject from background -
I used select subject and then select and mask to refine my selection. Then as output method use new layer
desaturate (command+shift+U)
(I didn't make a clean selection because I didn't think it would make a difference in the final image)
















drag in second image
lower opacity on the new layer to move and transform while seeing where you are placing it in reference to your subject image
when you have it where you want, up the opacity back to 100%


then command+click on you subject layer to load it as a selection
and with the second image layer selected click on the mask icon at the bottom right
to create a layer mask in the shape of your subject

I also added a solid color background layer

now you can paint on the canvas with the layer mask selected
command+click on the layer mask to load it as a selection to constrain your adjustments to the shape of your subject

painting with black will allow the subject to show through
painting with white will hide the subject
lowering the opacity of your brush will reduce the effect of your paint
(I mainly tried to bring back the eyes, nose and beard)

then duplicate your subject layer and drag it to the top of the layer stack
and change blend mode to lighten or screen
add a layer mask to the new layer (the duplicated layer of the subject)


with the layer mask selected paint with black to reveal more of your background layer


now you can also duplicate your background layer, delete the layer mask that is attached
and add a new blank layer mask
drag this new layer to the top of the layer stack


with the layer mask selected paint with black to reveal more of the more of the subject layer underneath
and paint with white to hide the subject layer and reveal more of the background

then I added a layer with rowboats and positioned it at the top
lowered the opacity
added a layer mask and painted with black to hide some of the boat image


then I duplicated the cutout subject layer again and moved it to the top of the layer stack
and reduced the opacity to 18% just to intensify the man a little more



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