How to Make a Background Black in Photoshop

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How to Add a Black Background to a Picture More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Peter segers | permalink
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Photo editing is a helpful skill to learn for either business or personal application. Adding a black background to a picture you have already taken is 1 way to define the image in the foreground, whether it is your child's portrait, a...
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For further reading: http://www.wikihow.com/Add-a-Black-Background-to-a-Picture ^[1]

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Photoshop Layers - The Background Layer More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Alicia De Leon | permalink
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Learn all about the Background layer in Photoshop with its special rules and limitations.

For further reading: http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/background-layer/ ^[2]

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How to Make a Pure White or Pure Black Background in Photoshop More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by Martijn Groenewegen | permalink
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How many times have you photographed something on a white or black backdrop only to find the intended background has somehow ended up in the grey zone? When posted on a website or pure background, the supposed pure white now appears greyish blue, tinted, murky. The black now an ugly brownish grey. If you’re tired [...]

For further reading: http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-make-a-pure-white-or-pure-black-background-in-photoshop/ ^[3]

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Making black fabric backrounds REALLY black in Photoshop! More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by stefan maris | permalink
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How to get that perfect "studio black" background from a wrinkled old fabric..

For further reading: https://vimeo.com/20890237 ^[4]

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How to Change a Background in Photoshop | eHow More
Published: 9 years, 3 month(s) ago by James Waite | permalink
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Removing, substituting, filtering and otherwise changing a background in a photo can all be done quite easily in Adobe Photoshop CC. The hardest part is separating the background from the foreground objects, but using the Color Range select tool can make this process much more convenient. If you're replacing one background with another, you can...

For further reading: http://www.ehow.com/how_5509419_change-background-photoshop.html ^[5]

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Category: Fun | 9 years, 3 month(s) ago

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1. http://www.wikihow.com/Add-a-Black-Background-to-a-Picture

2. http://www.photoshopessentials.com/basics/layers/background-layer/

3. http://www.picturecorrect.com/tips/how-to-make-a-pure-white-or-pure-black-background-in-photoshop/

4. https://vimeo.com/20890237

5. http://www.ehow.com/how_5509419_change-background-photoshop.html