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May 13, 2013 01:06:45   #
klbuild Loc: Durham, north carolina
 
Can anyone tell me how to change the background of a picture. I use aperature software. I've tried to search this site, but I've had not luck. Thanks

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May 13, 2013 02:35:47   #
JR1 Loc: Tavistock, Devon, UK
 
Post the photo

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May 13, 2013 07:20:37   #
klbuild Loc: Durham, north carolina
 
Here it is



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May 13, 2013 07:38:32   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
klbuild wrote:
Here it is


post the original by checking "store original" when you post it.

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May 13, 2013 14:39:52   #
GHK Loc: The Vale of Eden
 
klbuild wrote:
Can anyone tell me how to change the background of a picture. I use aperature software. I've tried to search this site, but I've had not luck. Thanks



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May 13, 2013 16:57:01   #
klbuild Loc: Durham, north carolina
 
here's the original



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May 13, 2013 16:57:36   #
klbuild Loc: Durham, north carolina
 
can you explain how you did it

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May 13, 2013 17:08:39   #
RaydancePhoto
 
klbuild wrote:
Can anyone tell me how to change the background of a picture. I use aperature software. I've tried to search this site, but I've had not luck. Thanks


Get the software "Smart Photo Editor" it is 39.00 I think and very easy to do with that. It has a tutorial on how built in.

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May 13, 2013 17:39:11   #
klbuild Loc: Durham, north carolina
 
thanks

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May 13, 2013 18:35:38   #
rpavich Loc: West Virginia
 
klbuild wrote:
can you explain how you did it


I did this with Photoshop, but the same thing can be done with Gimp, or Photoshop Elements, or (I'm assuming) any other number of similar programs.

I selected the flower, then "masked" the background out of it. You can also "cut" the flower out and paste it on another background. There are a LOT of ways to get this done.

The original looked fine to me....but i did this anyway.

PS: you can't do this with Aperture. Aperture is like Lightroom, it's a "darkroom" for "developing" digital images, not a full blown photo editor like Photoshop.

Your best bet would be to get something like Photoshop Elements 11. It's not that expensive and it will do this kind of thing all day long.



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May 14, 2013 08:55:52   #
Papa Joe Loc: Midwest U.S.
 
rpavich wrote:
I did this with Photoshop, but the same thing can be done with Gimp, or Photoshop Elements, or (I'm assuming) any other number of similar programs.

I selected the flower, then "masked" the background out of it. You can also "cut" the flower out and paste it on another background. There are a LOT of ways to get this done.

The original looked fine to me....but i did this anyway.

PS: you can't do this with Aperture. Aperture is like Lightroom, it's a "darkroom" for "developing" digital images, not a full blown photo editor like Photoshop.

Your best bet would be to get something like Photoshop Elements 11. It's not that expensive and it will do this kind of thing all day long.
I did this with Photoshop, but the same thing can ... (show quote)


You're right rpavich. I have both Photoshop and Photoshop Elements. In ELEMENTS, there is an option called 'Magic Extractor' that makes this type of process super easy. I use Elements more these days than I do the full-blown Photoshop.

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May 14, 2013 20:35:14   #
jeep_daddy Loc: Prescott AZ
 
klbuild wrote:
Can anyone tell me how to change the background of a picture. I use aperature software. I've tried to search this site, but I've had not luck. Thanks


Can't do it in Aperture.

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