Emily, I'm not at all sure I do it the "correct" way, but it works for me. I've only been using PSCS2 for a few months now and still learning. Once I finish making all the adjustments to the photo I want I then place it over another photo that I want for my background. In the following photo I wanted something that would make it "appear" there are trees and sky behind Emily. But I didn't want to simply put in trees and sky or it would take the attention off her. I found a photo I like, actually of grass and dew drops, took only a small portion of it, blew it up to the size of my original photo and blurred it with Gaussian blur. Once I got everything in place then on the original (top) photo I simply removed the portion where I wanted the new background to show through. I use the lasso tool for that, sometimes the eraser tool, unless I want a soft edge, then I mask the top photo and use brushes. The hard part of this particular photo was her hair. Her hair frizzes awful when pulled back the way she likes it. So I simply cut out the outline of her head, picked up the lightest color in her hair, and with a fine brush drew in the frizzies. No one, except perhaps for her mom, would know the difference. I did have one lady write to ask me how long it took to erase around all those little hairs.Originally Posted by bugshine
http://www.theshabbyshoppe.com/photo...500&ppuser=402
Is that as clear as mud? Now you know for sure I'm not a teacher or tutorial writer!! :0)
