{"id":6260,"date":"2024-05-19T06:17:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-19T06:17:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=6260"},"modified":"2024-05-19T06:17:43","modified_gmt":"2024-05-19T06:17:43","slug":"seamless-backdrop-2024","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/knowledge-base\/project-guides\/seamless-backdrop-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Seamless Backdrop 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Seamless Backdrop 2024<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Download the original image from Pexels<br \/>\n<span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-with-hand-on-waist-standing-in-front-of-a-backdrop-7588193\/\">https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-with-hand-on-waist-standing-in-front-of-a-backdrop-7588193\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Duplicate the background layer and hide original<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 1. Crop the Photo<\/strong><br \/>\nUse the Crop Tool to crop into the image to remove the unwanted equipment. <br \/>\nChoose your crop ratio from the drop down list then drag a rectangle on your image to select the crop to area.<br \/>\nThe main problem with this technique is that the image is now smaller, so if you want more available room in the background you will need a different technique.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 2. Stretch the background<\/strong><br \/>\nUsing the rectangular marquee tool draw a marquee around the right side going in to the backdrop.<br \/>\nUse the ctrl+t keyboard shortcut to bring up the control handles and pull the right middle handle to the right to stretch the background out until the backdrop is at the edge of the photo.<br \/>\nRepeat for the left and top sides.<br \/>\nThe problem with this trick is that it can make for an uneven background.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Method 3. New gradient layer<\/strong><br \/>\nSelect the subject using ether Subject Select or a selection tool, use Refine Edge to clean up the selection, then output to a new layer with layer mask.<br \/>\nMake a new layer above the background copy layer.<br \/>\nSelect the Eyedropper Tool and in the Tool Options set it for a 5x5 selection and All Layers.<br \/>\nSelect the Gradient Tool, click on the right side color stop then click the color swatch. Using the Eyedropper tool from the Color Selector choose a light color from the background.<br \/>\nRepeat for the left side color stop and choose a dark color.<br \/>\nSet the Gradient to a Radial Gradient.<br \/>\nCheck the Reverse option, then pull from the center out to a corner to create the gradient.<br \/>\nIf you want you can add text behind your subject. Simply click anywhere on the new background with the text tool and type in your new text. Set the size and color and position the text as desired. Slightly behind the subject is a nice look<\/p>\n<p>Watch on YouTube:\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seamless Backdrop 2024 Download the original image from Pexels https:\/\/www.pexels.com\/photo\/woman-with-hand-on-waist-standing-in-front-of-a-backdrop-7588193\/ Duplicate the background layer and hide original Method 1. Crop the Photo Use the Crop Tool to crop into the image to remove the unwanted equipment. Choose your crop ratio <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/knowledge-base\/project-guides\/seamless-backdrop-2024\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","knowledgebase_cat":[35],"class_list":["post-6260","knowledgebase","type-knowledgebase","status-publish","hentry","knowledgebase_cat-project-guides"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/6260","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/knowledgebase"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6260"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/6260\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6261,"href":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase\/6260\/revisions\/6261"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6260"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"knowledgebase_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/knowledgebase_cat?post=6260"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}