photoshop- paste photo over black

[Mr_Brightside_@]

hi, i want to paste a photo on top of a black background in PS CS. how do i do this??? thankx

 

[GimmeSlack12]

Copy the picture from whatever source. Create a black layer in PS and then paste the picture. Whenever you paste something into a PS file it creates a new layer.

I am assuming you are computer literate and have skipped the basic steps to this. If you need more detail just holla'