The Most Popular Selection Tools
Selection tools let you extend photographic techniques such as burning and dodging
that are used to change a specific area in a photograph. By using a host of different
selection tools, you can define and refine an area, and then change it a little or a
lot.
Photoshop and Elements include the following basic selection tools:
■ Marquee tools.Click and drag a rectangle or ellipse to select rectangular or
rounded areas (see Figure 10.6).138 ABSOLUTE BEGINNER’S GUIDE TODIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY
FIGURE 10.5
The Toolbox
and several of
its expanded
choices.FIGURE 10.6
Rectangular
Marquee tool.■ Magic Wand.Click the Magic Wand (see Figure 10.7) on an image to select
areas of similar color. When the Magic Wand is selected, you can customize
the color range to which it is sensitive (Tool options bar). This allows you to
select more or fewer similar areas.