Makeing a person look like they are standing on the ground (instead of floating)

I have a picture of a sidewalk. I added a layer with a person standing there talking on the phone, but the person looks like they are floating (and not standing on the street layer).
I can not find where it tells how to fix this.
Thanks
Bob

Jammer is correct-shadows often give an image "depth" and a more realistic look.
Here is one technique.
I am assuming the person on the phone is on its own layer with a transparent background.
Copy this person to a new layer.
Select a greyish color and paint over the image. I usually "lock" the layer to keep the brush from wandering.
Use the Transform Tool on either Skew or Distort (often have to use both) grab one of the corners and pull down. You are trying to get the layer to lie flat. This takes some practice.
When you get the shadow layer where you want you, you can try different blending modes and opacity levels to make it blend better.

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