Remove Backgrounds in Photoshop Elements 13

Bob Gager, Group Product Manager for Photoshop Elements, explains how to remove the background of your photos in Photoshop Elements 13.

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[andSingle]

Bob is the man! With so many convoluted and long winded videos out there, this is refreshing and to the point.

[suzkemp]

Hey Bob your tutorial is absolutely the best, so easy to follow. As a bit of a beginner what i liked about the way you teach is not assuming we know everything, thats really refreshing and thank you so much for explaining and also for visually showing where the tools and functions can be found. So often Ive tried to follow someone how is making keyboard short cuts or doing things in the background and the viewer has no idea of half of the process. Really simple and very easy to follow. Cant wait to see more of your stuff. Big huge massive thanks

[TheArsenalgunner]

What a Wonderful turtorial. I'm a noob at photoshop at any level, and it seems like most "walkthroughs" and "how to's" seem to ignore key elements for beginners, despite the fact the video has 'beginners' in the title. This was well narrated, edited and paced, thank you very much.

[sherriswecker]

I really like the way you present your lesson. Your presentation is easy to understand and you show exactly where you should click instead of just telling people.. You're also not in a rush. Love the step by step instruction

[firenat]

The way that you explained this was really easy to follow.  Thank you, Bob!

[johnpaul-mpzc]

Hi Bob,
Thank you so much. You are so gifted with teaching! You have a great demeanor as well as technical explanation for us rookies I'm subscribing to your channel

[maddogforvim]

Thanks for getting right to the points without a lot of fluff time!
Big help.

[derekrowlands]

Fantastic, presented in a manner and at a speed I could follow, thank you.

[SandraWatson]

Great Tutorial! Sure made this easy to understand! Definitely the best!

[MartinRodgers]

Hi Bob, Thanks for sharing your tutorials. With tis one it makes it easier than going the long way of getting rid of backgrounds ie using erasing tool, so long and combersome. Plus this way is more accurate cheers keep up the good work.

[AScrapOfKindness]

Today I upgraded from PSE 9 to 13 and needed to remove a background.  My initial reaction was "Ugh!" (past experiences).  I opened YouTube, found you right off the bat, and my reaction changed to "Wow!"  If this tutorial is an example of what I can expect from you, well then... I'm a new subscriber.  Thank you so much for sharing!

[emmatallackjewelrydesign]

Only 3 years behind but this was helpful!

[juliew-r]

Hi There Bob ... Firstly want to say, a great video with easy to follow steps & thank you. When trying to fine tune my image after removing my background with Brush Tool. It does not work when on any images.

[Bullmoogle]

Great video! This is exactly what I needed to see. Thanks

[kl]

This was perfect! Just what I needed!!! Thank you!

[thepatshowonwp]

Thank you, this tutorial was wonderful!

[mrdarrylrow]

Awesome tutorial.. i was able to follow wonderfully!

[kathyrosen]

I finally understand and can do it!  Thank you!!!!

[shannonfarnsworth]

pS. I Tried this masking and removing background but it only faded the chevron that was being cleaned up in the masking stage...

[mov-ittireproducts]

Great tutorial!!! I have Photoshop elements 13, I have watched every video there is on how to cut out back ground
I am working with products I only need the product image.... you briefly touched on it at minute 5:45 but went right into back grounds
I followed everything you did but can not get the image with out the back ground (white)
Please help :) Thank you!!!