How do I replace this background?

http://www.pbase.com/image/19377362

Is there a fairly simple quick way to replace this background with
another more neutral one? I took about 10 shot against this
background and would like to change them all.

Of course the easy answer is to use a better background but that
wasn't ther case here so I will use this as a PS learning
opportunity...

Thanks in advance for any suggestions

I have Version 7

(1) It's called "masking". (To isolate the foreground/remove background).
(2) BUY A FREAKING PHOTOSHOP BOOK!!!



<johnpower@verobeachlaw.com> wrote in message
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>
> http://www.pbase.com/image/19377362
>
> Is there a fairly simple quick way to replace this background with
> another more neutral one? I took about 10 shot against this
> background and would like to change them all.
>
> Of course the easy answer is to use a better background but that
> wasn't ther case here so I will use this as a PS learning
> opportunity...
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>
> I have Version 7
>

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 07:01:38 -0400, johnpower@verobeachlaw.com wrote:

>
>
>http://www.pbase.com/image/19377362
>
>Is there a fairly simple quick way to replace this background with
>another more neutral one? I took about 10 shot against this
>background and would like to change them all.
>
>Of course the easy answer is to use a better background but that
>wasn't ther case here so I will use this as a PS learning
>opportunity...
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>
>I have Version 7

Extract the foreground and apply it over a new layer with the
desired background. Use the extract command in filters. In the
sample I used Corel knockout which is a similar to the Adobe
extraction tool. I didn't spend much time cleaning it up though.
In this case a new layer was made with a gradient using tones from the
image. http://members.accesswave.ca/~parkla...rtraits09a.jpg

John Hawkins

http://www.myjanee.com/tuts/branches/branches.htm

choose a method from this page and have at it (method No# IV should work
nicely with your image). There is more than one way to change a background
and it all depends on the image you have and what you want to do with it.
Sometimes one way is simpler than another depending on the image. This page
will show you several ways to go about this.

bittergreen

<johnpower@verobeachlaw.com> wrote in message
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>
> http://www.pbase.com/image/19377362
>
> Is there a fairly simple quick way to replace this background with
> another more neutral one? I took about 10 shot against this
> background and would like to change them all.
>
> Of course the easy answer is to use a better background but that
> wasn't ther case here so I will use this as a PS learning
> opportunity...
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>
> I have Version 7
>

All I was looking for was little guidance to get me started, which I
received from the other responders. Many thanks to them for that.

You, on the other hand, sound like a real jerk

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 12:10:45 GMT, "Hü©klëßë®®ÿ Hö§hïmötö"
<huckleberryhoshimoto@earthlink.net> wrote:

>(1) It's called "masking". (To isolate the foreground/remove background).
>(2) BUY A FREAKING PHOTOSHOP BOOK!!!
>
>
>
><johnpower@verobeachlaw.com> wrote in message
>news:bqhnhvk4v0av7k6u4p9cu8rd6u6jrtcj2u@4ax.com.. .
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>>
>> http://www.pbase.com/image/19377362
>>
>> Is there a fairly simple quick way to replace this background with
>> another more neutral one? I took about 10 shot against this
>> background and would like to change them all.
>>
>> Of course the easy answer is to use a better background but that
>> wasn't ther case here so I will use this as a PS learning
>> opportunity...
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>>
>> I have Version 7
>>
>

On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:19:19 -0300, John Hawkins
<parklane@accesswave.ca> wrote:

>On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 10:04:54 -0300, John Hawkins
><parklane@accesswave.ca> wrote:
>
>>On Mon, 21 Jul 2003 07:01:38 -0400, johnpower@verobeachlaw.com wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>>http://www.pbase.com/image/19377362
>>>
>>>Is there a fairly simple quick way to replace this background with
>>>another more neutral one? I took about 10 shot against this
>>>background and would like to change them all.
>>>
>>>Of course the easy answer is to use a better background but that
>>>wasn't ther case here so I will use this as a PS learning
>>>opportunity...
>>>
>>>Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>>>
>>>I have Version 7
>>
>> Extract the foreground and apply it over a new layer with the
>>desired background. Use the extract command in filters. In the
>>sample I used Corel knockout which is a similar to the Adobe
>>extraction tool. I didn't spend much time cleaning it up though.
>>In this case a new layer was made with a gradient using tones from the
>>image. http://members.accesswave.ca/~parkla...rtraits09a.jpg
>>
>>John Hawkins
>>
>
> I went back and brightened in up a bit by using quick mask
>with a circular gradient centered on the face and auto levels with
>some unsharp mask.

Beautiful! I also received a sample from another participant that was
equally wonderful. It obviously can be done so now I will try and
figure out how you do it with your suggestions. Thanks again.

> http://www.pbase.com/image/19377362
>
> Is there a fairly simple quick way to replace this background with
> another more neutral one? I took about 10 shot against this
> background and would like to change them all.
>
> Of course the easy answer is to use a better background but that
> wasn't ther case here so I will use this as a PS learning
> opportunity...
>
> Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>
> I have Version 7
>
Lots of ways to select the girl against this background. example, use the
extract-command (filter). Mark the box "smart highlightning" and you can
easily and fast trace the girl and remove the background
h

On Tue, 22 Jul 2003 02:52:24 +0200, "P.H. Stuken"
<phstuken@hotmail.com> wrote:

>
>> http://www.pbase.com/image/19377362
>>
>> Is there a fairly simple quick way to replace this background with
>> another more neutral one? I took about 10 shot against this
>> background and would like to change them all.
>>
>> Of course the easy answer is to use a better background but that
>> wasn't ther case here so I will use this as a PS learning
>> opportunity...
>>
>> Thanks in advance for any suggestions
>>
>> I have Version 7
>>
>Lots of ways to select the girl against this background. example, use the
>extract-command (filter). Mark the box "smart highlightning" and you can
>easily and fast trace the girl and remove the background
>h
>
Thanks. I have been practicing that approach along with the others
that have been suggested. This one is discussed on my Total Training
DVDs.