How do we do this effect?

[Jana]

Do we have any tutorial here showing this kind of technique to remove the background and leave just the people like on this layout (http://www.digishoptalk.com/gallery/showphoto.php?photo=598160&cat=3494)?

[JudyL]

Hi Jana...when I want to remove an image, I use the magic extractor tool found under the image box. You can also select the image with the lasso tool and copy and paste it into the BG you want. Hope that helps.

[Wendy]

Hi Jana ... Try this:

Select the lasso tool (just the ordinary 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 people 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 people are selected.
If you have parts that need a little more adding in the 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 people on their own layer
You can then add a new background behind them.

Wendy :)

[Candy3]

I highly recommend all of the above and then adding a layer mask to your tool box and mastering it! to be able to get close enough to remove unwanted pixels it's best to do non-destructive editing.

[mljrbg]

Great addon Candy. I've never done that. I'll have to try it!!

[Jana]

But we don't have a video right?
I'm a such a visual learner, but I will try and let you guys know