I’ve provided some files to get you started, and Adobe has curated a collection of Adobe Stock assets you may want to use as you try these techniques. If you follow along, I’d love to see your project — just share it on Instagram or Twitter with the hashtag #MAXcreativechallenge.

Step 1: Prep the files.

To make this particular look work, you need to be above the camera taking your photo. You can sit on a tall object or a hill, or have someone capture your silhouette as you jump. Don't worry about what's behind you. Take a separate photograph of the sky or whatever background you want to use. I took the original photo of my friend, Baoii; the sky image is from Adobe Stock.

Step 2: Select, cut, and paste.

Open Photoshop and select Create New and choose your image size. My file is 16"x20" at 300dpi.

Drag and drop both the subject photo and background image into your new Photoshop file and press enter. Make sure the sky layer is underneath the subject layer.

Using the Pen tool or Object Selection tool, cut out the subject from its background. Then make your selection into its own layer by right-clicking on the image and clicking Layer via cut. Click on Adjust > Black and white and clip it to the subject layer. This will turn the image black and white.

Tip: To Clip an adjustment layer to another layer, right-click and click on Create clipping mask or hold down shift and click between both layers.

To give the background some color, make a new layer by clicking the + in the layers panel next to the Trash icon. Using the Paint bucket tool, color the layer any color you wish. I chose Yellow and used the Pin Light blending mode. Play with different modes to get different results.

Step 3: Add clouds.

At this point, you should have your subject on one layer in black and white and the sky background on another with a color overlay on top of it.

It's now time to add clouds from your own photo library or from Adobe Stock. How you incorporate the clouds depends on what the subject is doing. If you're jumping, you could jump through or into clouds. Since my friend was sitting on a wall in the original image, I made it look like he was sitting on clouds, instead.

To make that look more realistic, I need to add shadows underneath my friend. Make a new layer and underneath the subject's layer. Then click on the Brush tool, select the color black, and brush in the shadows.

Tip: To figure out where the shadow should be, think of where the light might be coming from.

Step 4: Add shapes and patterns.

To make the composite image even more interesting, we're going to add a shape behind the subject and cloud. Click on the Shape tool and select the rectangle. Make sure your shape layer is behind the cloud layer. I made the rectangle shape blue because I love its contrast against the yellow background. I then added a pattern by clipping it into the shape.

Step 5: Add details.

Finally, I added a shadow on the rectangular shape.

I made a copy of the subject and turned it into an outline by holding down Command/Control and clicking on the subject layer copy. I selected the Paint bucket tool and painted on the selected layer, which gave me a black layer of the subject. I took this layer, clipped it to the shape layer, and adjusted the opacity accordingly.