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<blockquote data-quote="hark" data-source="post: 453138" data-attributes="member: 13196">First I used the Quick Selection tool and outlined the dog. You can also use the Lasso Tool. Then I selected Inverse which switched the selection to everything BUT the dog. Once the background area was selected, I went to Filter→Blur→Gaussian Blur setting the radius at 4.5 pixels. Keeping the background selected, I darkened it as it was too bright for my taste. Then I deselected the background. Lastly I went into Filter→Lens Correction and added a darker vignette. Only took a minute or two to do everything. Like I said earlier, the edge of the dog could have been refined a little better, but this was a quickie edit. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Oh...and I did a really quick noise reduction going to Filter→Camera RAW at some point...can't remember exactly when during the process. Your image was a little too noisy. Although I didn't adjust any contrast, mine seems to be a lower contrast...perhaps from the noise reduction. I didn't edit any color or saturation at all--the background picked up more color when I darkened it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile&nbsp; &nbsp; :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

[QUOTE="hark, post: 453138, member: 13196"] First I used the Quick Selection tool and outlined the dog. You can also use the Lasso Tool. Then I selected Inverse which switched the selection to everything BUT the dog. Once the background area was selected, I went to Filter→Blur→Gaussian Blur setting the radius at 4.5 pixels. Keeping the background selected, I darkened it as it was too bright for my taste. Then I deselected the background. Lastly I went into Filter→Lens Correction and added a darker vignette. Only took a minute or two to do everything. Like I said earlier, the edge of the dog could have been refined a little better, but this was a quickie edit. ;) Oh...and I did a really quick noise reduction going to Filter→Camera RAW at some point...can't remember exactly when during the process. Your image was a little too noisy. Although I didn't adjust any contrast, mine seems to be a lower contrast...perhaps from the noise reduction. I didn't edit any color or saturation at all--the background picked up more color when I darkened it. :) [/QUOTE]

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