Removing background from images

[Alex Ross]

Hi,

I am designing a catalog however the photos have a background, for
example the pictures are of shoes but i can see the table the shoe is
sitting on and the background behind the shoe, is there a way to cut
the shoes out in Photoshop so the background is removed?

Thanks

[Xav]

You can use the Magic Wand or the Extract tool.

[vonneffdobermans]

Yeah, the magic wand is what I use...

[Xav]

If the background is complex, you may want to investigate the Extract tool.

[Jaan]

I use Rectangle Tool or whatever it is

[Xav]

That's a Rectangular Marquee.

[rhoan]

you can also use lasso tool to cut the background..

[Xav]

It depends on what the background is. For complex backgrounds, the Extract command on the Filter menu is very good.

[best_links]

yes magic tool will be used for cutting an image from a group of images.it is not too difficult.

[Xav]

In my older version of Photoshop best_links, I have no Magic Extract. I only have the Extract command. Unless you are referring to the Magic Lasso, perhaps be a little more specific.