Remove the Background From Any Image Using Photoshop

Photoshop makes removing images a breeze. The only issue with doing so is ensuring the selection for removal doesn’t include the non-removable items. More specifically, making sure the image doesn’t look odd when extracting its background is a little difficult. Nonetheless, we’ll take a look at how this is done.

Auto-select and remove the background

With the below image imported into Photoshop, select the “Magic Wand Tool.”

The “Magic Wand Tool” can be accessed from the “W” key.

Because this image has a solid background and the foreground images (the people and middle wall) are extreme opposites in color, selecting the background can be done using this wand tool. Click the black area to auto-select the blank portion.

Press the delete key to remove the black and have only the light colored objects remaining. Use the same tool to select the middle wall, for example, and color it brown with the brush tool.

Do the same to the other two objects to complete the image, successfully removing the background.
Now that they’re separated from the background, moving them around in space is easy and doesn’t seem strange at all. This is how you would add these images atop another picture, because without the background present they can operate on top of another picture without revealing their own background.