How to Mask & Replace Photo Background in Photoshop

In this photoshop photo editing tutorial, learn how to mask & replace foreground and add a new texture background to portraits.

Mask & Replace Photo Background Tutorial :

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How to Change Background With a Lot of Hair in photoshop.

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First place texture background above main photo.

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Change blending mode that foreground and background blend well to see through.

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Try to choose blending to get perfect masking for hair.

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In this case, darken works best.

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Now duplicate main subject layer and move to top.

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now take magic wand tool to make rough selection around the subject.

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just click on plain color to select.

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Go to select tab and inverse the selection (SHIFT + CTRL + I).

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add layer mask.

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Take soft brush and keep foreground color black and paint on hair.

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We don’t miss even single hair with this blending masking trick.

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we successfully mask foreground and added to background.

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Add color lookup to color tone the image.

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Select any color preset from drop down menu.

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Now select layer mask and add apply image to achieve a better color blending.

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Choose invert to apply effect to darker areas only.

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Similar add another color lut to change mood of the scene to your preference.

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Add vignette effect to bring attention to the main subject.
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Add new blank layer & Fill the layer with 50% gray.

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open the Lens Correction Filter.

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Drag the vignette amount slider to the left to darken the edges.

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Change layer blending mode to soft light.

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Lower the opacity to your preference.

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That’s it.

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Lower color lookup opacity to increase exposure.

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