Choose the Quick Selection Tool from the toolbar (it shares a toolbar button with the Magic Wand Tool), define your brush size so that it isn't so large that it will be selecting a significant area ...

Photoshop CS5 Tutorial showing how to use the Refine Edge, the Refine Radius tool, Edge Detection & the QUICK SELECTION tool! Get 15% off BORIS FX OPTICS! - The BEST special effects plug-in ...

Quick Actions consolidate Photoshop’s powerful tools, letting you simplify background removal, blurring, and more ...