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Step 27: Make sure you have a selection tool chosen in the Tool-
bar, because in this step we want to move the selection and not
the subject. Hold down the Shift key and press the Down Arrow
on your keyboard twice. Again, the selection should be the only
thing moving here.Step 28: Now press Delete (PC: Backspace). What
remains should be the white edges of the subject
that were outside the selection. Press Command-D
(PC: Ctrl-D) to deselect. Go under the Filter menu
to Blur, and choose Gaussian Blur. Set the Radius
to around 10 pixels, and click OK. You’ll see the
subject now has a subtle edge glow around her,
but it’s not quite enough yet.
It may add the effect in areas you don’t need.
So just click the Add a Layer Mask icon (circle in
square) at the bottom of the Layers panel, and use
the Brush tool (B) set to black (press D then X) to
paint away any areas of the edge glow that you
don’t want.