Select the top layer and change the blend mode to Difference.
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In this example, I'm using the same exact photo of the tall buildings and the blue sky.
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Double-click on the first streak layer and add an Outer Glow and an Inner Glow layer style to it, using the settings you see here.
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The main thing to remember here is that the color (black or white) that you see on the little thumbnail actually matters.
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That ensures that we create a Shape layer.
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That said, I love using the concept of dodging and burning to really lead a person through a photo by lightening areas I want them to focus on and darkening parts of the photo that I don't.
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Make sure the top layer is still active and click on the Add Layer Mask icon at the bottom of the Layers panel (circled here).
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Change the Document Size to something really big—like five times what the size is now—then click OK.

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Click once on the bottom layer (the original Smart Object layer).
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Use the Move tool (V) to move the top layer, matching up facial features as much as possible.
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Notice how there are two thumbnails on that layer? One is the actual layer thumbnail that gives you a little preview of what is on that layer.

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Click-and-drag to paint (clone) your source area over the distraction (in this case, the bird).
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Since it's a shadow, we only want it to cast in one direction (down and to the right).

The removed wrinkles look really fake, but by dropping the layer opacity down to around 40%-50%, you can strike a good balance between real and fake.
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Don't forget, as I mentioned in the introduction to the book, I recorded a video that goes over selections (since this book is about layers).
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Command-click (PC: Ctrl-click) on the layer mask thumbnail to get a selection around the DJ.
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Just navigate to the PSD that you saved in Step 4, click on it, and choose Open to apply the filter.
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Click-and-drag another rectangle that intersects with the top right of the first one you created (press-and-hold the Spacebar while clicking-and-drag-ging to move the rectangle as you create it).
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