A Little White Background<html>
</html>http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/32116236-L/50030660_wFCwZ-Ti-1.jpghttp://dgrin.smugmug.com/gallery/1077012_zWVJP/2005-12-28T21:30:13ZCopyright 2009, the copyright holder of each photograph. Some portions copyright SmugMug. All rights reserved.SmugMugBy Andy.
I was asked by a shy dgrinner to explain how I get the white backgrounds in some of my shots. The first step, of course, is well, have a white background. in my case, it's so ...<p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />By Andy.
I was asked by a shy dgrinner to explain how I get the white backgrounds in some of my shots. The first step, of course, is well, have a white background. in my case, it's so ...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/1077012_zWVJP#50030657_3JoiE" title="By Andy.
I was asked by a shy dgrinner to explain how I get the white backgrounds in some of my shots. The first step, of course, is well, have a white background. in my case, it's so ..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/13397991-L/50030657_3JoiE-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="By Andy.
I was asked by a shy dgrinner to explain how I get the white backgrounds in some of my shots. The first step, of course, is well, have a white background. in my case, it's so ..." title="By Andy.
I was asked by a shy dgrinner to explain how I get the white backgrounds in some of my shots. The first step, of course, is well, have a white background. in my case, it's so ..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-07-07T13:40:19ZDigital Grinhttp://dgrin.smugmug.comhttp://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/13397991-L/50030657_3JoiE-Th.jpgOpen the file in photoshop
Choose select>color range
Use the eyedropper and drag it along the full range of the grey background color
Click enter
Now, the background is selected
...<p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />Open the file in photoshop
Choose select>color range
Use the eyedropper and drag it along the full range of the grey background color
Click enter
Now, the background is selected
...</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/1077012_zWVJP#50030666_6XZNP" title="Open the file in photoshop
Choose select>color range
Use the eyedropper and drag it along the full range of the grey background color
Click enter
Now, the background is selected
..."><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/13397992-L/50030666_6XZNP-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Open the file in photoshop
Choose select>color range
Use the eyedropper and drag it along the full range of the grey background color
Click enter
Now, the background is selected
..." title="Open the file in photoshop
Choose select>color range
Use the eyedropper and drag it along the full range of the grey background color
Click enter
Now, the background is selected
..." style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-21T16:49:32ZDigital Grinhttp://dgrin.smugmug.comhttp://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/13397992-L/50030666_6XZNP-Th.jpgDo cmd-j (pc: ctrl-j) to put this selection in a new layer.
Now do cmd-l (pc: ctrl-l) and do a levels adjustment
Drag the rightmost slider to the left until you've got white white<p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />Do cmd-j (pc: ctrl-j) to put this selection in a new layer.
Now do cmd-l (pc: ctrl-l) and do a levels adjustment
Drag the rightmost slider to the left until you've got white white</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/1077012_zWVJP#50030662_Xa2wJ" title="Do cmd-j (pc: ctrl-j) to put this selection in a new layer.
Now do cmd-l (pc: ctrl-l) and do a levels adjustment
Drag the rightmost slider to the left until you've got white white"><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/13397990-L/50030662_Xa2wJ-Th.jpg" width="150" height="107" alt="Do cmd-j (pc: ctrl-j) to put this selection in a new layer.
Now do cmd-l (pc: ctrl-l) and do a levels adjustment
Drag the rightmost slider to the left until you've got white white" title="Do cmd-j (pc: ctrl-j) to put this selection in a new layer.
Now do cmd-l (pc: ctrl-l) and do a levels adjustment
Drag the rightmost slider to the left until you've got white white" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-21T16:50:53ZDigital Grinhttp://dgrin.smugmug.comhttp://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/13397990-L/50030662_Xa2wJ-Th.jpgNow, do your normal post routine..adjust colors, any cropping, cloning, etc.
Back to Dgrin Forums<p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com">Digital Grin</a><br />Now, do your normal post routine..adjust colors, any cropping, cloning, etc.
Back to Dgrin Forums</p><p><a href="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/1077012_zWVJP#50030660_wFCwZ" title="Now, do your normal post routine..adjust colors, any cropping, cloning, etc.
Back to Dgrin Forums"><img src="http://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/32116236-L/50030660_wFCwZ-Th-1.jpg" width="150" height="100" alt="Now, do your normal post routine..adjust colors, any cropping, cloning, etc.
Back to Dgrin Forums" title="Now, do your normal post routine..adjust colors, any cropping, cloning, etc.
Back to Dgrin Forums" style="border: 1px solid #000000;" /></a></p>2009-02-21T16:52:10ZDigital Grinhttp://dgrin.smugmug.comhttp://dgrin.smugmug.com/Tutorials/Photo-Manipulation/A-Little-White-Background/32116236-L/50030660_wFCwZ-Th-1.jpg