This was an image created for a course on photoshop compositing. The photograph was shot on location at the Eaton Canyon nature trail with a professional model and composited together out of numerous separate images.

The course, taught by Tethos Creative Director Rikard Rodin, is available through multiple online photography elearning sites, including kelvindesigns.com and photoserge.com. 

Below you can see how the various steps of the process come together to create the final image.