OK all you PS junkies

[prncfarquad]

I have a few pics like this that I want to cut out and do a PS background. I have done sports posters before but have not tried this with posed subjects.

I am trying to come up with backgrounds that will blend and not look quite as fake as the one attached. I aslo attached my extraction with a "green screen" look if that helps.

Any ideas? Thanks in advance!

[RIDDLER STUDIOS]

Maybe this video will help you out...or, perhaps give you some ideas:

http://www.picturesocial.com/video/h...eate-a-stylish



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[photostein]

Well, doing a quality cut-out/selection of a subject is quite involved when you want a professional look (even with prof. level selection software).

The key to a good selection is ensuring the edges blur into the backround with where the transition occurs within a 3-4 pixel width. I think your selection has you most of the way, so you just need to blur the edges with a mask about 3 to 4 pixels. You do this by command clicking on your subject to make a selection of them, hit the mask icon in the layers' palette, then gaussian blur the mask about 3 pixels.

There is some excellent video tutorial on Lynda.com in the photoshop CS 3 area by Wilburn.

I would recommend that with the white shoes and underexposed face on the subject, you either lighten the face, or use a light to dark (from top to bottom) gradient so the shoes stand out better and the head stands out better as well.

Just some thoughts.

[prncfarquad]

Thanks guys.

John your link has some great info! Thanks

Dan, thanks for the input I will check out lynda.com. The cutout I did in about 10+ minutes with the eraser tool just to get an idea on backgrounds. I was playing with different colors and patterns.

[bondarnes]

Don't forget to leave some shadows, especially around the feet. No shadows is a dead giveaway of a cut-out.