Removing a background

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And replacing with a solid white one.. I know this is an easy thing for most, but I'm really struggling to get it to look decent! Using Photoshop which I'm totally uncomfortable with, I've watched a few tutorials of which this is the best I've found.

I use Lightroom for most things, but photoshop is a mystery to me. As I'm being asked to do more and more home shoots, I now need to learn how to do it. Does anyone have any reliable go to tutorials?

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Nick
 
If you have the new ps 2020 ,google ps 2020 whats new,there are some very good you tube videos on the new object selection tool which should help.
Sorry I can,t post a link but I cant manage it on my tablet.
If you are doing more home shoots it might be worth investing in a portable white background
 
troutfisher said:
If you have the new ps 2020 ,google ps 2020 whats new,there are some very good you tube videos on the new object selection tool which should help.
Sorry I can,t post a link but I cant manage it on my tablet.
If you are doing more home shoots it might be worth investing in a portable white background
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I’ve got a white backdrop that I use for pre school stuff, which is fine for 3-4 people, but I’m being asked to do lots of family stuff. Yesterday was 8 grandchildren from 2 months to 18. I just can’t fit everybody on it!
I’m using the new PS so I’ll have a look.
 
Get a graphic tablet and the Photoshop Pen tool and background eraser tool, and practice, its simple enough if you want a good results, hair and the like is a lot more difficult, you must shoot to as near white as you can to start with, as a side note all the automatic tools are rubbish.
 
The key is starting with a high contrast image, which makes selections easier. I.e. it's going to be easier to separate blond hair from a dark BG than it is from a mid-light BG. You could also use color contrast... i.e. shooting them against the blue sky will make selecting the blue easier; as long as no one is wearing a similar blue.

But for people/portraits I would just avoid doing the white BG cutout unless there is a very specific reason/need.
 
Dr Russel Brown used to have some good videos on advanced selections. Don't know if he's still around on the web.
 
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