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How to Change the Background Color in Photography

Changing the background color for a digital photograph is a fairly simple process if you have Adobe Photoshop. Other graphics programs have the same ability, but the steps to complete the color change may vary. Changing the background of a photograph can give very pleasing results, particularly if you are eliminating a cluttered background.

Things You'll Need

Adobe Photoshop

Instructions

- 1
  Open your image in Adobe Photoshop.
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  Select the "Magnetic Lasso" from the left hand tool bar.
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  Outline the edges of your subject using the magnetic lass. Try to stay as close to your subject as you can.
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  Choose "Select" and "Inverse" to invert your subject. This unselects the subject and selects the background of your image.
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  Open your new background image in a new window.
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  Press "Control + A" while on the new background image to select the whole thing.
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  Right click on the selected background and choose "Copy" to send the image to the clipboard.
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  Click on your original image and select "Edit" and "Paste" to replace the background of the image.
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  Select the "Move" tool from the left hand tool bar if you need to adjust the placement of the background image.
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  Save the picture as a .jpeg by selecting "File" and "Save As."

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