First post/First layer

[cecald]

Hi everyone. First post - just took this photo this weekend, and used it as my first practice with layers (I bought a mag with a tutorial). Pretty exciting for me to discover a small bit of the potential from photoshop.

I saw this street performer as I was rushing through the streets, and snapped 3 quick shots. This was the only one that came out decent looking.

Here is the link (http://tempeandcharles.smugmug.com/gallery/3934256#232108736-A-LB)

[joshhuntnm]

Very nice. Was it quite a bit of work doing the selecting so you could isolate the subject?

[Icebear]

Here's the deal. It's 0030. I ain't gonna click on your link. Too hard. Post the photo Pahdnah. There's a tutorial around here somewhere.

[leaforte]

Those 'statue folks' in the cities are amazing. Can you tell I am very rural? Nice shot, and welcome to Dgrin.

PS: THIS LINK (http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?t=8401) may help answer some questions about embedding your photo directly into your (or any) thread.

[cecald]

Josh, it wasn't too difficult getting the image onto another layer. I used the magnetic wand thingamabobby, and most of the image had enough contrast with the background to be selected automatically. So, it turned out to be a really easy job on my part.

Here's an attempt at attaching the picture:

http://tempeandcharles.smugmug.com/photos/232108736-M.jpg

[Icebear]

Do you have external links enabled?

[cecald]

Do you have external links enabled?

There we go - fixed it! Just had to copy image location, not link location. Thanks all!

[schmoo]

There we go - fixed it! Just had to copy image location, not link location. Thanks all!

Glad you got it figured out so quickly! Looks great and learning to use layers opens doors to endless possibilities :thumb

[Icebear]

Neat photo! How's that guy keep them paintballs from fallin' outa the basket?