How to Change a Background Color in Photoshop

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[@samuelbourget9076]

For the background colour you can also create a colour fill layer instead of using the paint bucket tool. This way to change the colour you can double click the coulour icon and set it to whatever you want!

[@TheBiteShot]

That's awesome! I think my hands auto-programmed to the paint bucket key, but for sure will give your method a whirl sometime.

[@SpiceandLight]

OMG that is just genius!!! If only I saw this before I entered my photo into the Pink Lady photographer competition!! Thanks so much Joanie!

[@SinginSquid12]

This has to be my most repeated video on your channel haha. I refer back to it again and again! :)

[@TheBiteShot]

Ha ha! Yes!!! So glad you find it helpful!

[@Maksp]

Thank you! The method with shadow is very interesting

[@sobeenikki]

Great tutorial Joanie!! Love that you are always ready to share your progress and technical skills with us ❤

[@TheBiteShot]

You are so welcome!

[@jackelinslack4400]

Wild! Can't wait to try this, Joanie. Thank you! And congrats on the new course!

[@TheBiteShot]

thank you so much Jackelin!!

[@sylwiavaclavekphotography]

How did you know I needed this tutorial? I was just going to explore how to do this and here you are Joanie with this video. Thank you so very much!!!

[@TheBiteShot]

I love it when timing works like that!

[@ChefSaraHaas]

Um, this is epic. Thank you, thank you for doing such a detailed video on this Joanie!

[@TheBiteShot]

Woot woot!! So glad to share!

[@Laura-gd8mg]

Amazing! I love the tutorial. Thank you very much Joanie :)

[@TheBiteShot]

You are so welcome!

[@ukritchaiwattanakunkit2465]

Super Good!!!!

[@moniquetendencia]

Interesting approach! I personally sandwich my color layer in between the masked subject and the original photo, and apply a linear burn to the color layer. Looking forward to trying your technique and compare the results 😄

[@TheBiteShot]

ah, very cool! love to know all the many ways to do things!

[@lewisfilms]

Love this lighting. Was this with a scrim?

[@foturkey2738]

What’s the advantage of doing it this way vs just selecting the surface (including the cast shadow) and applying a solid color with blend mode like multiply? It would save a couple steps of creating a separate shadow layer and levels. Plus there’s no risk of having a seam of the shadow layer showing up.

[@TheBiteShot]

Per Photoshop, lots of ways to get a thing done, right? But this does give an added level of control in the shadows, to isolate them, so if I want to desaturate a color cast in them, or lighten them up separately from affecting the whole scene.

[@ocgirltw]

i've tried this before, it's way easier if the cutout shape is "clean", and the object has strong contrast color with the inital background. I've took a picture of ginseng once and tried to change the background color, after a whole day of manipulating the selection with all the "smart selection tool" i gave up.....

[@_pronounced_]

can this be done in lightroom ?

[@TheBiteShot]

There are some great color tools in Lightroom, for sure. Here's a tutorial that might help: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Zp2mgaafeN2Gnrc

[@_pronounced_]

@@TheBiteShot thank you!