Editing Images

Removing the Background

Step-by-step Plan

Photoshop

1. Load up 'Photoshop'.
2. Do this by clicking 'start' on desktop. Then select the 'All Programs' then 'Adobe Web Premium C55.5'.
3. In order to add an image onto 'Photoshop', click 'File', 'Open' and find the image from the file that needs to be manipulated. Once found, select the image and click the 'OK' button.
4. To remove the background of the image, click the 'Quick Selection Tool' and start to remove the background by holding the left button down and move the mouse, depending on where you want to select around the image.
5. If the outline cuts too far down on the image e.g. cuts the shoulder out, click 'Alt' and press the left button on the mouse to drag the outline line up until it identifies the outline of the person.
6. Once content with the outline, you then need to Inverse the image so that the person is selected instead of the background. In order to do this correctly, click 'Select' and then 'Inverse'. Now the image should be selected and the point of focus.
7. Next, you should be able to make the edges of the cut out look less harsh by selecting 'Refine Edge'. A panel should appear of which allows you to detect the edges of the outline. To do this, select 'Edge Detection'. Now, you are bale to select the 'Radius' and refine the edges of your image.
8. Once happy, click 'OK'.
9. Now, inverse the image back by clicking 'Select' and 'Inverse'.
10. Use the 'Move Tool' option by clicking it and select the background and press the 'Delete' button on your keyboard.
11. You should now have an image with the background removed. Save this as a 'JPEG' image.

 

InDesign

1. Now insert the image onto InDesign you click 'File' then 'Place'. Select the image you would like then press 'Open'.
2. For the image to show up on the page, click anywhere on the document and the image will become large on the page.
3. If needed, to change the size of the image, use the 'Direct Selection' tool to change the size of the outer box (in orange) and then the inner (In blue). The inner box changes the actual size of the image and the outer box, if made smaller, cuts through the image, acting like it's cropping it. To avoid this, make the box larger by clicking on it (it's the colour blue) and drag it outwards (Or inwards if needed).
4. If you want to add text to the page, select the rectangle box with the cross inside and draw it out on the page. To add text, make sure the box is highlighted and click the 'T' for on the tool option so then you can start typing information in that box.
5. If wanting to, you can change the colour of the text and outline of it by highlighting it and selecting the 'Default colour' option tool. You can double click the 'T' filled with the black colour. Once double clicked, a box with colour options pops up and you're able to select the colour you desire.
6.  Next, it is recommended to put your image on another layer. In order to do this, click the box around the image you want to copy then select the 'Window' button, then 'New Layer' and then 'Paste' the image.
7. If wanting to clean up the image more, select the image which is also known as the 'Object'. Click on the 'Object' menu, select 'Clipping path' and it should be now that you will see options. One of which is 'Type'. Select 'Detect Edges' and then click the 'OK' button.
8. If you wanted to, you could add an effect to the object (Image). To do so, select the object, click the 'Effects' button and use the 'Basic Feather' effect which will create a smoother edge so the object edges, again, do not look too harsh. Select 'Feather Width' (larger width will feather a larger area) that suits you and select the 'OK' button.
9. Save this design when happy by clicking 'File' and 'Save As'. Type in a suitable name and click 'OK'.