{"id":6361,"date":"2024-07-20T04:37:38","date_gmt":"2024-07-20T04:37:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/?post_type=knowledgebase&p=6361"},"modified":"2024-07-20T04:50:09","modified_gmt":"2024-07-20T04:50:09","slug":"from-amateur-to-pro-replace-backgrounds-like-a-photoshop-elements-expert","status":"publish","type":"knowledgebase","link":"https:\/\/howtogurus.com\/htgphoto\/knowledge-base\/project-guides\/from-amateur-to-pro-replace-backgrounds-like-a-photoshop-elements-expert\/","title":{"rendered":"From Amateur to Pro: REPLACE BACKGROUNDS Like a Photoshop Elements Expert!"},"content":{"rendered":"

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How to Remove and Replace a Background with Photoshop Elements<\/p>\n

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Photos:<\/p>\n

<\/strong>Smiling Girl: https:\/\/pixabay.com\/en\/beautiful-girl-smiling-da-young-1274051\/<\/a><\/span>
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Beach: https:\/\/pixabay.com\/photos\/indiana-dunes-state-park-beach-1848559\/<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Project File: <\/strong>change background 2024.zip<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

YouTube Video:\u00a0 <\/strong>https:\/\/youtu.be\/q9C4dHez9Gc<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Step-by-Step<\/strong><\/p>\n

Open both photos in Photoshop Elements<\/p>\n

With the Photo Bin open click on the girl photo, then drag the beach photo onto the girl photo.<\/p>\n

Use the ctrl+t keyboard shortcut to show the transform handles on the beach layer and drag the corners until the photo fills the image top to bottom.<\/p>\n

Select the background layer, right click and choose Duplicate Layer, drag above the beach layer.<\/p>\n

Use the Polygonal Lasso tool set to New Selection with a Feathering of 0 to create a selection around the girl. Take your time for a good selection.<\/p>\n

Change the tool setting to Subtract and remove the areas between the arms and the body.<\/p>\n

Use Refine Edge to soften the edge around the hair. I used a small brush size and all settings off in Refine Edge.<\/p>\n

Output to New Layer with Layer Mask.<\/p>\n

Select the Layer Mask and go to Filter\/Blur\/Gaussian Blur and blur the layer mask just a bit, try .5<\/p>\n

Add a Photo Filter Adjustment Layer from the Layer Menu, Check the Checkbox. Use the Warming Filter, and set between 25 and 30.<\/p>\n

Add a Levels Adjustment Layer, Check the Checkbox and increase the contrast a bit by moving the black point arrow and white point arrow slightly in towards the middle.<\/p>\n

Add a Levels Adjustment Layer, do not check the checkbox, and move the black point and white point arrows slightly in towards the middle.<\/p>\n

Don't forget to save your project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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