Stop Faking It: How to Actually Change a Background in Photoshop Without It Looking Like a Middle School Collage

Stop Faking It: How to Actually Change a Background in Photoshop Without It Looking Like a Middle School Collage

Client sends you a product shot. Great photo, terrible background. Gray wall, weird shadow, a corner of what might be a laundry basket. They want it looking clean and professional by Thursday. You’ve been here before. I’ve been here before. Approximately forty times this year alone, judging by my invoices. Background replacement sounds simple until you’re staring at flyaway hair against a cluttered backdrop and your selection looks like it was traced by someone wearing oven mitts.