Explore #407, 5/24/08.
[Update] I just moved this previously posted image up to let you know that Rioghan passed his certification test for area search, recently, and is now qualified to go out with us (
Southwest Search Dogs) on actual searches. Congratulations, Rioghan and owner/handler Lauren! (Previously posted on 5/21/08.)
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Tutorial:
Quick and Dirty Black Background in PhotoShop CS3.
• Select Quick Selection tool from Quick Selection/Magic Wand flyout.
• Click on Add to Selection (+) in upper left corner.
• Click and Drag the tool near the edges, but completely outside, of the subject.
• If part of the subject is accidentally selected, hold down the Alt key and click over the the part you want to deselect. Zoom in and/or adjust your brush size to make a finer selection.
• When you're satisfied with your selection, choose Select --> Modify --> Feather (Alt+Ctl+D), then enter Radius (I used 1 on this photo).
• Choose Select --> Inverse (Shft+Ctl+I).
• Choose Layer --> New --> Layer via Cut (Shft+Ctl+J).
• In the Layers Palette, click on the background layer. Type "D" to select default foreground/background colors, then type "Alt-Backspace" to fill background layer with black.
That's all there is to it. If you want to, experiment with different backgrounds. For example, with just a couple of clicks, I made the clouds background below. First, I set the foreground color to blue, then I chose Filter --> Render --> Clouds. I know, they're not very realistic, but it sure is easy.
