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jteachie · #1 (**permalink**) 09-27-2005

Hi!

I have some photos that I love, but the background clutters things up. Is there a way to geat rid of the background all together or at least make it blurry so the person shows up better.

Thanks,
Jen

PS I use PSP 9

Juliet A · #2 (**permalink**) 09-27-2005

Use the lasso tool to select your subject, then you can invert the selection and do what you want with the background.

Here's a good example of the background deleted.

http://www.scrapbook-bytes.com/galle...=98773&cat=564

my personal favorite way to tone down a background is to make it black and white, leaving only the subject in color.

ksbalint · #3 (**permalink**) 09-27-2005

Basically, use your freehand selection tool (point to point) to go around your subject. Feather the selection a few pixels. Then invert the selection. Then use the gaussian blur to blur the background.

Nevermore · #4 (**permalink**) 09-27-2005

This is a very nice article written by a good photographer, Ron Lacey, who teaches both photography and digital darkroom for PSP

http://www.ronsfotos.com/DOF/

Tracey R (Haley64) · #5 (**permalink**) 09-27-2005

Thanks Nevermore...that was a very interesting article by Ron.
Bookmarked it!! ;o)