Change Photo (optional)
If you want to change the photo, double-click on the Smart Object icon for the photo layer…
- Click on any of the photos below to get the full-size image.
- Right-click and “Copy Image”.
- Then paste in one of the photos below (or get your own photo from Google – should be close to the document size 1000 x 585).
Change Text (optional)
If you’ve changed your picture, you will want to change the words. Double-click on the “T” thumbnail of the text layer. Type what you want and click in an empty area of the Layers panel to apply the changes.
Resize Text
Make the text layer active, then CTRL+T to transform.
Deselect the maintain aspect ratio button in the Options bar.
Move the text layer down near the bottom and stretch it across the width of the canvas.
[Enter] to apply the transformation, or click on Done.
White Layer
Click on the padlock icon on the Background layer to unlock it. It will then become “Layer 0”.
Select the white layer and move it so it’s under the text layer.
Reduce the opacity to 70%.
Then CTRL+T to transform and squish it, reducing the height (but not the width).
[Enter] to apply the transformation.
White Layer Style
With the white layer still active, go to the layer styles button and choose Outer Glow…
In the window that opens up:
- change the opacity to 100%
- set the size to 15
- and change the contour to “Cone”
It should look like this now…
Your white layer will now have the Effects > Outer Glow.
Text Layer Styles
Make the text layer active and go to the layer styles button and choose Outer Glow again…
In the window that pops up, you don’t have to change anything for the glow, it will automatically be the same settings as before.
Then click on Blending Options at the top of the list on the left…
- Reduce the Fill Opacity to 0%
- Set Knockout to “Shallow”
You will see the Outer Glow style as well as little squares besides fx.
The problem is the text knocks out everything in this folder, showing the folder below…
The text layer should still be active. Hold SHIFT and click on the white layer so they’re both selected. Then CTRL+G to group them.
Now the text is knocked out to show the photo below.