Hey Photoshop/Graphic Design guys, quick help needed!

[z31maniac]

Sooooo, I just had the president of the company walk into my office and ask me to go through some photos and pick one for a print ad we will be doing.
I've got Photoshop CS5, but have never been trained on to how to REALLY use it.

I was just hoping for a quick tip on the best way to cleanly cut out the background. Which tool to use?

Any help would be GREATLY appreciated!

[RickSloan]

you mean like cut out a person or an object

use the lasso tool zoom in real close and go little by little. Then invert the selection and delete

that is the easiest, not the best but the easiest

[DEV0 E30]

Quick dirty dirty.

Duplicate layer a few times.

Hide the bottom layers. Go to top layer. Select: Magnetic Lasso Tool, select feather maybe around 10px. Lasso around object. Go to Select - Save selection for later just because. Then go to Select > Inverse. Delete. Then view a bottom layer (the duplication) and see how it looks. If it's not exactly close enough or cuts off the edges select a lower/higher feather. You don't want jagged edges really I assume.

You can use channels, and other ways but that's the easiest.

[RickSloan]

Quick dirty dirty.

Duplicate layer a few times.

Hide the bottom layers. Go to top layer. Select: Magnetic Lasso Tool, select feather maybe around 10px. Lasso around object. Go to Select - Save selection for later just because. Then go to Select > Inverse. Delete. Then view a bottom layer (the duplication) and see how it looks. If it's not exactly close enough or cuts off the edges select a lower/higher feather. You don't want jagged edges really I assume.

You can use channels, and other ways but that's the easiest.

this is easy you are right... but ewwww.... shame shame

[z31maniac]

you mean like cut out a person or an object

use the lasso tool zoom in real close and go little by little. Then invert the selection and delete

that is the easiest, not the best but the easiest

Yeah, I've got to cut out the parking lot/building/etc in two photos of some generators.

Just really akward trying to navigate your way through a program you don't really know!

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[scabzzzz]

This is sad lol

[RickSloan]

is it mostly straight line stuff then???? any bushes or anything???

if its straight use the straight line lass and a little feathering

[z31maniac]

This is sad lol

:(

[z31maniac]

is it mostly straight line stuff then???? any bushes or anything???

if its straight use the straight line lass and a little feathering

Yeah for the most part.

[RickSloan]

should have told you to send it to me and paypal me 10 bucks ;)

but now i'm going to lunch

[z31maniac]

^I'd just expense it to the company!

You guys have to understand, this is the first time I've ever even OPENED Photoshop.

[scabzzzz]

I dont have Photoshop installed or I'd help you out buddy! Literally, Buddy :)

[Massive Lee]

^I'd just expense it to the company!

You guys have to understand, this is the first time I've ever even OPENED Photoshop.

Ouch. People take a full year to learn how to use it. At least one week to understand the basics and perform some retouching that doesn't look "akward". ;-) And every single retoucher will evaluate several ways to achieve a similar result.

[RickSloan]

send me a small version and i'll tell you if i can do it real fast with out work knowing

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[emoshun]

Host the picture and post it here.