Photo manipulation

I am really pleased with the outcome of this below image. It is not completely finished as I still have text to add to the image. I have managed to create the dark/ cloud effect around Little Red Riding Hood by creating a new layer and then filling it with black. Next I made this a multiple layer. I then created a new mask layer to this layer and again filled this with black. This made the black background disappear until I brushed over the areas I wanted to darken and create a moody atmosphere. I changed the hardness of the brush and the opacity so it merged into the image.

I have managed to also create a glowing effect to Little Red Riding Hood's face by using the curve tool to make the photo really light, I then undid this but used the history brush to bring back the lightness to the face. I did the same thing to create the lighter eyes.