Create reflected images with Photoshop

In this tutorial, you'll find out how to create reflections on the water in good faith and simplest. The first thing you need to keep in mind when it entered the implementation of this procedure is applicable only on the photo with the "boundary" straight. More specifically can look at the sample site, you will see the lake and separates the upper part of the landscape is almost an absolute straight line. With these images do not achieve such conditions, the application of this procedure is difficult, if not impossible.   As usual, prior to editing a photo, you must double up to photograph in case of errors. Use the Rectangular Marquee Tool to make a selection for the landscape above. If more careful, you can proceed to select the first left (here is part of the water) and use Ctrl + Shift + I to inverse the selection. Duplicate the landscape is selected, then go to Edit> Transform> Flip Vertical to turn this part of the image, named Reflection 1. Use the Move Tool (V), hold down Shift and drag one down to the Reflection layer "border" of the landscape. Next is to edit the conduct of the edges of the image that the justice. This step can be completely ignored if you feel good about the landscape and part reflection. Here, the picture is a little mercy of the lake, so we are forced to override it. Simply use the eraser with high hardness plus a bit of calm as you can make the edges of the perfect reflection as comments. Reflection on the lake water is never the same color with a real image, which is due to water depth and influence from the sky. So the first thing to do when you bring authenticity to the photo is a bit more blue in the reflection. Create a new layer on top, named Blue, blue # 5a9cb2 Fill this layer. Hold Ctrl + click on a thumbnail of the Reflection layer to make selection and click the Add Layer Mask icon below the Layers palette. All you have to do will make the green layer only acts on the mirror image, not the entire image. Change the layer blend mode to Color and Blue Fill 30% for the parameters. Duplicate Reflection 1 Reflection 2 name it, you will select the Lock Transparent Pixels on the same board layer. The reason for this is because we do not want the effects to be applied to this layer affects the layers below. Go to Filter> Blur> Motion Blur, Angle = 0 for parameters and Distance = 20 pixels, this parameter can be customized based on the resolution of the image you are using. Click OK and Ctrl + F to Motion blur effect is applied to one more time. Create a Layer Mask for Reflection 2, select the Gradient Tool (G) with the linear mode, press D to adjust the foreground and background colors back to default, dragging a line from the "border" to the bottom of the photo. This step makes us feel like a lake near our blurry than the near shore. Create a new layer above Reflection 2, named Gradient 1. Hold Alt and drag the Layer Mask Gradient from Reflection 2 to 1. Select the Gradient Tool again, this time with Foreground to Transparent mode, drag a line from the bottom of the image back to "border". Once completed, this layer Fill your 40% and Blend mode to Luminosity. At this point you have finished your work, if necessary you can add some effects to make the water vibrate and add life. Wish you success!