{"id":45635,"date":"2025-01-27T05:55:11","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T10:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/?p=45635"},"modified":"2025-01-26T15:34:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-26T20:34:02","slug":"photoshops-mind-blowing-selection-tool","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/45635\/photoshops-mind-blowing-selection-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"Photoshop&#8217;s Mind-Blowing Selection Tool"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-45636\" src=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/PScafe_SelectionTool.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"750\" height=\"417\" \/><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8fBtLRFSqvM?si=pneCUo9vXq8OiusZ\" width=\"750\" height=\"420\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Colin Smith shows you how to easily select difficult, odd-shaped objects in Photoshop using the Object Selection tool and how to refine the selections.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/photoshopcafe.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Find out more from Colin Smith at Photoshop Cafe.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #ff0000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.johnpaulcaponigro.com\/workshops\/\">Learn more in my digital photography and digital printing workshops.<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ufeff Colin Smith shows you how to easily select difficult, odd-shaped objects in Photoshop using the Object Selection tool and how to refine the selections. 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