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This lesson demonstrates how to create reflections from transparent photo objects; my lesson Here demonstrates a slightly different method. To work along exactly, you will find the start images Here. Unzip the file and open the images onto Photoshop’s workspace.
Comprehensive Layers Lesson Here
Comprehensive Layer Blend Modes Lesson Here
Undo and Navigation Steps
Two ways of undoing steps are from the top menu, Edit then Step Backwards. Alternatively, click a previous snapshot in the History Palette.
Navigate (zoom in and pan) your image using the Navigator Palette,
or the Zoom Tool. 
Activate The Hand Tool by tapping the Spacebar, keeping the Spacebar pressed, pan your image in the usual way. 
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Open the start images onto Photoshop’s workspace.
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Then from the left-side toolbar, activate the Move Tool. 
Ensuring Auto Select has a dot in it - as illustrated above, from the workspace - left-click each musical instrument (consecutively), and drag them onto the gradient - as illustrated below.
Note
To save PC resources, delete the original musical instrument images, so you are left with just the gradient image - and its three instruments.
 
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In the Layers palette, right-click the piano layer, and from the drop-down list, choose Duplicate Layer. There is no need to name this layer (unless you wish to), click OK.
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Ensuring the duplicated (piano) layer remains active, from the top menu, choose Edit then Transform then choose Flip Vertical. Just the duplicated (piano) layer has been flipped.
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Activate the Move Tool and reposition the duplicated piano layer beneath the original, as demonstrated below.
Tip
Whilst the Move Tool remains active, each object can be gently nudged into position by tapping your keyboard’s arrow keys.
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From the top menu, choose Edit then choose Transform then choose Perspective. The piano will be surrounded by a deformation bounding box; grab the bottom-right rectangular deformation box, (highlighted in white below left), and perspectively manoeuvre the duplicated piano image. You are looking to create a reflection that appears larger, the further away it is from the piano.
 
When you are happy with the perspective, click the Commit icon - or press your Enter/Return key.
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Now, from the Layers palette, change the Blend Mode from Normal to Soft Light. Note: Reduce the Opacity to further fade the piano, if you wish.
Tip: Play with different Blend Modes to see how they effect the reflection.
Note
If you apply a Soft Light Blend Mode, and reduce the layer’s Opacity to 45%, your reflection will resemble the following.
 
Tip - Darker reflections
For a shadow-like reflection, ensure the reflected piano layer is active; then change its Blend Mode to Multiply; then from the top menu, choose Image then choose Adjustments then choose Desaturate.
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Repeat my steps, for all objects, then soften harsh edges using the Blur Tool.
To finish, from the top menu, choose Layer then choose Flatten Image, and save your work.
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