Removing background from images

[Alex Ross]

Hi,

I am designing a catalog however the photos have a background, for
example the pictures are of shoes but i can see the table the shoe is
sitting on and the background behind the shoe, is there a way to cut
the shoes out in Photoshop so the background is removed?

Thanks

[Serval]

There are many ways
Selection tools, masks (see Photoshop tutorials) and there are filters that can be helpfull.
What the best way is, depends on the background. It it a busy landscape or a clear white (single color) field?

[reyan]

many tools

First

Open your image, and double click on the "background" name in your layers pallette. This will turn it into a layer.

Second

Open the extract tool: Image>Extract or Option/Alt+Cmd/Ctrl+X

Third

1. Take the marker tool and trace around the image you want to extract. Keep the marker 1/2 way on the image and 1/2 on the background. For solid areas use a small brush, for softer areas like the loose hair, use a larger brush. Tip: to adjust the brush size use the [ and ] keys.

2. Now take the bucket tool and fill the area you want to keep.Click OK.

Thanks!