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YOU CAN DO WHAT?
Advanced Image Workflow Enhancements
The background you used sucks! Can you change it?
YES WE CAN!
Creating A New Background
For this demonstration I used the magic wand to make my selection (I selected the background because it is a solid color and easier for the magic wand to select). THEN I inversed the selection SHIFT-CTRL-I or SELECT/INVERSE to select the subject I then
applied a 2 pixel (this will vary depending on image size and resolution) feather SELECT/FEATHER. Next, press CTRL-J to put this selection on it's own layer. (LAYER/NEW LAYER/LAYER VIA COPY)
Now you have 2 layers. The original (background) and the newly made selection (layer 1).
Now click and drag the background layer to the trash- can to delete it.
You are now left with a single layer which has your subject removed from the background.
