Extracting item from photo

[keralesh]

I am just learning Elements 6. How do I "extract" item from one photo and add the item to another photo? i.e. remove a person from a photo, then add that person to another photo. Thanks

[Tina_B]

Select the object that you want to move. Then Edit>copy. Open the photo you want to add the object to and the do Edit >Paste. There are several methods that you can learn how to do and I am sure someone else will come along and post something for you. This is just the fastest way to do it.
Tina B

[Wendy]

Hi ...

If you are not sure how to select something or someone then this may help you:

making a selection

Select the lasso tool (just the orginary one)
Set it to "Add to" (those little boxes up at the top of the screen ..hover your cursor above then and you will see the one I mean)
Zoom in very close using the zoom tool (it looks like a little magnifying glass)and start your selection.
Just go round the edge a little at a time and then do a sort of circle inside the person to join up to the beginning of the selection.
Now you can pause for a moment before continuing ..
To continue just start again and you will see that you are adding to the selection.


When you have gone all the way round stop and check your selection. Make sure that all of the person is selected.
If you have parts that need a little more adding in then use "Add to Selection" ... but if you need to remove a little then change over to "Subtract from Selection". Do this until you are happy with it.

Now do Edit>Copy then Edit>Paste
and you will have the person on their own layer
You can then add a new background behind them.

Wendy

[keralesh]

Worked great. Thanks Wendy

[Wendy]

Oh that is great news ... so pleased that it worked OK for you :)

Wendy