{"id":6279,"date":"2024-06-04T21:24:08","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T21:24:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/?post_type=knowledgebase&#038;p=6279"},"modified":"2024-06-04T21:28:49","modified_gmt":"2024-06-04T21:28:49","slug":"replace-background-guided-edit-step-by-step","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/knowledge-base\/project-guides\/replace-background-guided-edit-step-by-step\/","title":{"rendered":"Replace Background Guided Edit Step-by-Step"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><strong>Replace Background Guided Edit Step-by-Step<\/strong><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>Photo Download:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/woman-model-portrait-pose-style-2406963\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/woman-model-portrait-pose-style-2406963\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>PSD Working File:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/change-background-2024.zip\">change background 2024.zip<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div><strong>YouTube Video:<\/strong> <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/ewiEhhVNHwc\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/ewiEhhVNHwc<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Open your image in Photoshop Elements<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Click on the Guided Tab<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Select Special Edits, then Replace Background<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Make a Selection by either using the Select Subject button or one of the selection tools<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Choose a background option:<\/div>\n<div>Import a Photo from your computer<\/div>\n<div>None for a transparent background<\/div>\n<div>Color to choose a color from the Color Picker<\/div>\n<div>Adobe Stock to download a photo from Adobe Stock<\/div>\n<div>or from Choose Presets to use one of the included background images<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Optional: Use the Move Tool to move either the subject or the background<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Optional: Use Refine Edge Brush to soften the selection edges<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Optional: Use Auto Match Color Tone to match the subject tone to the background tone, I have not had very good success with this option.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Click Next<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Save the file if you are finished<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>or Continue Editing in either Quick or Advanced\/Expert mode<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Or take it out to print at Fujifilm or Share on Flickr<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>In Advanced\/Expert mode you now have three layers<br \/>\nThe foreground subject layer with the background removed by a layer mask<\/div>\n<div>The new background\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>The original image as the original background.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>If you want to use one of the PSE included Backgrounds then first make a duplicate of the background layer as a safety.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Then click on the Graphics button bottom right, and choose your new background<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>If you want another background choice first make a duplicate of the new background, then replace the background again.<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>You can now do any other adjustments that you want in Advanced\/Expert mode<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Save the file to save as a PSD file, and use Save As to save out to a different format like jpg or png.\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>\u00a0<\/div>\n<div>Use Print to print the photo.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Replace Background Guided Edit Step-by-Step \u00a0 Photo Download: https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/woman-model-portrait-pose-style-2406963\/ \u00a0 PSD Working File: change background 2024.zip \u00a0 YouTube Video: https:\/\/youtu.be\/ewiEhhVNHwc \u00a0 Open your image in Photoshop Elements \u00a0 Click on the Guided Tab \u00a0 Select Special Edits, then Replace Background <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/knowledge-base\/project-guides\/replace-background-guided-edit-step-by-step\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading 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