I'll show you how to divide an image into a group of Polaroid photographs. You can use the image I took or your own.
Also I used this pattern texture but i changed a bit for you, so download it from the Required Files
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calebkimbrough/3672
http://www.flickr.com/photos/calebkimbrough/3672
Final Image
Open the image you’ve download or your own, it doesn’t matter because this tutorial can be used on what image you want. Double click the background layer to unlock and rename the layer background.
The easiest way to do the Polaroid images is this (just pay attention). Using the rectangle tool and this color #7e7e7e, draw a square (Hold down SHIFT for a square). Name this layer “square 1”.
Duplicate the square (press CTRL+J), rename the layer to “Polaroid 1” move it under the “square 1” change the color to white then transform it like me (CTRL+T). To scale this layer (CTRL+T) from center, hold down SHIFT and ALT then drag from a corner. Next, drag from the lower point so this will look like a Polaroid photo.
Select “Polaroid 1” and “square 1” and rotate them CTRL+T like I did.
Pay attention to this step, hold down CTRL and click on the square layer where I marked for you (this will do a selection around the square). Now pick the polygonal lasso tool and go to the background layer. Press the right click on the selection you’ve made around the square and go to Layer via Copy (make sure you are on the background layer).
You see that now you have a new layer under the “Polaroid 1”, rename this new layer to “picture 1” and move it on top of the “square 1” and link it to “Polaroid 1” (select picture 1 and Polaroid 1 then click Link layers).
Now select “Polaroid 1” and “square 1”, duplicate them (right click> duplicate layers) and rename them to “Polaroid 2” and “square 2” (drag this 2 new layers under the Polaroid 1). You can delete now “square 1”. You will repeat this step for every Polaroid image, and you will rename them consecutive (Polaroid 3, Polaroid 4, etc.)
Select “Polaroid 2” and “square 2” > CTRL+T > Rotate and move them like I did.
Repeat step 5 and rename the layer “picture 2” then link it to “Polaroid 2”. “Picture 2” layer needs to be on top of “square 2”.
Repeat step 7 but with “Polaroid 2”, “square 2” and rename them to “Polaroid 3” “square 3” (delete “square 2”). Move and rotate the new layers like I did (make sure the new layers are under “Polaroid 2”).
Repeat step 5, rename the new layer “picture 3” and link it to “Polaroid 3”.
Again duplicate “Polaroid 3”, “square 3” rename it like usual, then delete “square 3”. Move and rotate “Polaroid 4” and “square 4” like I did (make sure this new layers are under “polaroid 3”). Now use step 5 again, rename to “picture 4” and link it to “Polaroid 4”.
Repeat the steps above for “Polaroid 5”, “square 5” move and rotate them like me then create “picture 5” layer and link it like usual.
The same steps for “Polaroid 6”, “square 6” then “picture 6” just move and rotate it like I did (the new layers always needs to be on top of the background layer and under the last Polaroid you’ve made).
You need only 4 more Polaroid images, so repeat the steps above and arrange them like I did.
Now let’s do a trick with the hand. Using polygonal lasso tool, make a selection like I did (on the background layer) then right click > layer via copy. Rename the new layer to “hand” and move it on top of the layers. The hand looks like it’s out from an image now.
Now we need some shadows, double click on “Polaroid 1” layer. Go to drop shadow and use my settings (angle 120, distance 10, spread 15, size 25).
The easiest way to put a shadow on each Polaroid image is this. Right click on “Polaroid 1” layer > copy layer style. Select all the Polaroid layers (“Polaroid 2”, “Polaroid 3”, etc.) > right click > Paste layer style.
The last step is to put a nice background. So open the pattern texture and paste it into our document. Call the new layer “Pattern background” and move it on top of the background layer. Your result should look like mine.
