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Editing Toolbox: Removing Something from Behind the Subject

editing toolbox free editing tutorials Mar 24, 2023
 

By Charlotte Reeves

Have you ever shot the PERFECT image, only to realise there is something really distracting RIGHT behind the subject? 🤦🏻‍♀️

Removing things from behind the subject can be a minefield. There's lots of tools you can try (and I'll share some of those too) but they often make the job really fiddly, take ages and don't give you a great result.

I've developed a technique that allows you to quickly and easily remove distracting objects with a minimum of fuss though, and in this tutorial, I'm going to show you exactly how!

Watch my Awesome Subject Selection with One Setting in Photoshop to learn how to turn on Cloud Selection in your settings.

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