Sometimes there is a desire (need) to replace the background in a particular photograph. The well-known product of Adobe - Photoshop will help to cope with this matter. While this is a fairly sophisticated graphic tool, you don't need any design talent to change the background of a photo. Using this simple guide, you can take a beautiful photo for your desktop or surprise your friends and family with an unusual gift. Feel free to experiment and you will succeed.
Necessary
Adobe Photoshop program (preferably fresh version), original photo, photo with the desired background, patience and accuracy
Instructions
Step 1
So let's launch Photoshop. By pressing the combination Ctrl + O, open the necessary files. Two photographs were selected as an example of images for processing. Pay attention to the portrait of the girl in white, this photo was chosen because the color of the person's silhouette is contrasting with the background.
Step 2
It is recommended to use a photo with just such a color scheme, as it is more convenient for highlighting contours. A photo with a background can be anything but aesthetically pleasing. It is desirable that the sizes of the images are approximately the same.
Step 3
In the portrait, you need to highlight the person. The "Magnetic Lasso" tool (Fig. 3), which is located on the left working palette, will help us to cope with this. On the bottom side of the photo, hover over the edge of the girl's outline. Then click and smoothly move the cursor as precisely as possible along the contour of the body. Although the "Magnetic Lasso" is capable of "sticking" to the edges of the image, you need to make the movements very carefully. You will see how the control points appear automatically, to add it yourself, click the left mouse button. If your selection has deviated from the course, you can undo the action: press Esc and start over, or press Backspace and return to the previous point. The more contrasting the drawing, the faster you will cope.
Step 4
When the last point is reached, the border line will flash around the selected area. If you are not entirely satisfied with the quality of the selection, you can improve it a little bit more. To do this, right-click on the selected area and use the Refine Edge item (Fig. 4), experiment with the settings to achieve the best effect.
When the optimal selection is achieved, cut or copy a fragment of the original photo using the Ctrl + X or Ctrl + C combination. Then open the desired background and paste the eaten person there with the Ctrl + V combination.
Switch to the Move tool and play with the location.
Step 5
Save the resulting result (Fig. 5) in the desired location and format, using the "hot keys" Ctrl + Shift + C.
