Placing an image into another one

Please help me with the following problem:
I'm trying to place an image inside another one. So, I used the magntic lace tool to make the selection, and then copied it and pasted it onto the other image, but only the outline of the shape appeared.
At first, only a white shape of the image appeared, but after changing some settings (I don't remember which) only the outline of the shape came up. I want the actual image to appear! How can I do this?

Thank you for that. The cracker package appears to only be the Background (Frondo) Layer, so there should not be an issue with the wrong Layer there.
I'd run that test mentioned, and just use the Rectangular Marquee Selection Tool, to do a rough outline of the cracker package. You will be on the Background Layer, so that a Copy should capture all of the pixels in the Selection. Then, go to the shot of the men, and Paste. Depending on the resolution of the two Images, you might need to do a Ctrl+T (Free Transform), to Scale, Rotate and also locate that new Layer to suit. Note: to constrain the Aspect Ratio of the pixels in that Pasted Layer, just click on a corner (little square), and hold down the Shift key. You can locate the Layer, as required, by either click-dragging inside the Bounding Box, or by using the cursor keys, or Shift+cursor key (larger increment of movement), until satisfied. Then hover the mouse's cursor outside the Bounding Box, but near a corner, and you will then see an arc with two arrowheads. Just click and move the cursor to Rotate. When done and satisfied, hit Enter, or Dbl-click inside the Bounding Box.
That should do the trick. If not, then please let us know more.
If all is well, it's a simple matter to create a Layer Mask for the cracker package Layer. To create that Layer Mask, one can use an number of Selection Tools, or the Pen Tool to create a Path to be turned into a Selection (my choice for situations similar to yours), that will become your Layer Mask to hold back the extra background pixels from the Rectangular Marquee. The beauty of a Layer Mask is that you can always go in and refine it. You can also directly paint onto, or paint away that Layer Mask. By using a small, soft-edged Brush, you can refine the Mask neatly. If you make a mistake there, or wish to add/remove from that Mask, just hit the X key to swap the colors of the Brush from black to white and back. I like Layer Masks for the level of refinement, and also for the ability to come back in and edit, as all you are doing is holding those extra pixels out of the Image, years later. Just be sure to do a Save_As PSD with the Layer and Layer Mask.
Good luck, and hope this helps,
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