Scale Change Photo Assigment

To create my scale photo I used the bottom image as my base. First I used the quick selection tool to select the background behind the rocks and ornament. I then inversed it and refined my edges so that there was a little space between the background and the ornament and rocks. I then inversed again and darkened the background using the light level in the hue/saturation option under photo adjustments. I then inversed once more and lighted up my rocks by upping the saturation level. I then used the smudge tool to smudge around the rocks and ornament to give it a whimsical effect.