[msuper69]

...like Apple has on a lot of their apps where the image is reflected at the bottom.

I have Photoshop but I'm nowhere an expert.

[The Final Dakar]

My quick technique would be to duplicate the layer, flip vertical, create a layer mask and apply a gradient white to black in the area I'd like to fade.

[msuper69]

Originally Posted by The Final Dakar 

My quick technique would be to duplicate the layer, flip vertical, create a layer mask and apply a gradient white to black in the area I'd like to fade.

I'll give that I try. Thanks a lot!

[The Final Dakar]

No problem, let me know if you need more specific instructions.

[msuper69]

I created a copy of the original image, flipped it vertically and pasted that into another layer in the original.

mask and gradient not done yet.

I need to modify the flipped layer so that the perspective is such that the layer is nearly flat in relation to the original.

How do I do that?

[turtle777]

You can easily do it on the web yourself:

Reflection.js

-t

[jamillion]

Hit Cmd-T on the flipped layer to go into Free Transform mode. From there, you can squish the image vertically and even skew the bottom corners a bit wider to add a perspective effect. Let me know if that works.

That Reflection.js is great at doing image reflections and a bit quicker than scriptaculous and jQuery plugins as well.

If you're on a webkit browser you can even use CSS3-style reflections explained here.

[herojig]

alternatives to those mentioned:
* MS word 2008/2011 does a good job at creating reflections and file can be saved from word into jpegs.
* Alien Skin Impact filter / perspective shadow is really great for this.
* Picturesque | Acqualia this tool is quite nice too.