How to add some shadow after create layer mask?

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September 19, 2021
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Hi,

I'm trying to replace a background for a dancer. After extract the dancer from original photo and put her in a new background, her figure looks too sharp even though I play with feather and soft edge setting a bit. To make it look real, I want to add some shadow under her red dancing shoe (something like the attached screenshot). How can I do it with PS?

Thanks & regards.

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Correct answer barbara_a7746676

You might get some idea of what the shadow looked like if there was a shadow in the original photo before you removed the background.

It seems like the shadow would also be under the gown, not just a shadow for the foot. The foot is raised, therefore its shadow would be lighter than the shadow of the gown. Shadow would be on a layer underneath, as jane-e said.

Something like this:

barbara_a7746676Correct answer

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You might get some idea of what the shadow looked like if there was a shadow in the original photo before you removed the background.

It seems like the shadow would also be under the gown, not just a shadow for the foot. The foot is raised, therefore its shadow would be lighter than the shadow of the gown. Shadow would be on a layer underneath, as jane-e said.

Something like this: