I took several photos of my grandson and his hyper-hound for a magazine article. However, the return air grate is behind his head! Other positions and backrounds were not conducive for this "theme" of the article,"How to watch an outdoor video." Your help is, as always, most appreciated. This is the worst of several photos but wanted to use it to illlustrate the problem and as an example of what to do. BTW, have the photos in jpg and RAW. This is the jpg; not sure if the RAW would show up.
"Photoshop is a much better choice for this with its intelligent selection tools."
PS is just not a better choice it is the only choice if you want top notch work. Plus you need to learn how to work non-destructively. Simple use of the clone stamp is a destructive tool. A person in my line of work deals with backgrounds all the time. Some of the time you can not control what is behind your subject.
A good understand on how to use layers and masks in PS is mandatory. This is a non-destructive way of post editing. You can always undo whatever you did. The original photo is always there.
I just got through with Senior Posters for 2021. Senior posters is a big thing right now and learning PS greatly enhances my time management. However, its basics is good for most any project. Here is a sample of my BG with layers and masks that stay as they are through the entire shoot. Al I need do is insert the student Senior in a new layer.
Notice all the layers are on the right side. Each is non-destructive and can either be displayed or hidden. What I am trying to get across in a somewhat lengthly way is, in any photo you edit make use of layer and masks. Yours may not be as complicated as this example but it is a "best practice" to get used to. Perhaps you will only need one or two layers but I hope you get my point.
