Removing background from images

[Alex Ross]

Hi,

I am designing a catalog however the photos have a background, for
example the pictures are of shoes but i can see the table the shoe is
sitting on and the background behind the shoe, is there a way to cut
the shoes out in Photoshop so the background is removed?

Thanks

[graphicgr8s]

Originally Posted by Alex Ross

Hi,

I am designing a catalog however the photos have a background, for
example the pictures are of shoes but i can see the table the shoe is
sitting on and the background behind the shoe, is there a way to cut
the shoes out in Photoshop so the background is removed?

Thanks

Bunch of ways. You could use the magnetic lasso to select the object, invert selection, delete. If CS3 than try using the quick selection tool, invert, delete.
You could also use the magnetic pen then make it a selection. You could do the same thing with a layer mask. In any of these ways you can refine the selection in quick mask mode with the paint brush and eraser tools.
These are just a couple/three ways to do it.
Just remember to "save as" so you don't overwrite the original file. And save it as a tif or psd not jpeg.

[Wheatfield]

The Extract filter is the absolutely best way that I've found so far.

[kerrowdown]

You could also try to place the objects on a suitably coloured paper roll when taking the shot or a light tent type of set up.

If you watch your angles, you'll have no seams, no background, saves you a "shed load of time" in post processing.

Like how we did it in the old days, before Photoshop, yes I'm really that old.

[graphicgr8s]

Originally Posted by kerrowdown

You could also try to place the objects on a suitably coloured paper roll when taking the shot or a light tent type of set up.

If you watch your angles, you'll have no seams, no background, saves you a "shed load of time" in post processing.

Like how we did it in the old days, before Photoshop, yes I'm really that old.

Yeah but if you went to press then you cut Rubys

For Damn Brit