How to create a background explosion

My friend used polish to create a photo of a colourful explosion in the background of him on his bike.

I got photoshop and wanted to try it, how would I do it? I would use the raw image and this explosion:

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Place the image as a Smart Object and set it to Blend Mode Multiply and adjust the Opacity.

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Ok thank you, I will give it a try

Community Expert

In the screenshot I put the image in a Group and set the Group to Multiply.

That way one can add Adjustment Layers (Curves, Hue/Saturation, …) to manipulate the effect of the placed image easily.

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