B&W Background
Programs Used: Photoshop 6
Skill Level: Basic

This is a simple tutorial that creates a nice effect.
1. Open The image you wish give a black and white background. Try to choose an image that has a relativly busy background or at least something interesting in it.
2. Duplicate the layer then select the top layer.

3. Using the marquee ( ) or Pen tool ( ), crop out the area that you want to be black and white, and now delete it by pressing delete.
4. You should now have 2 layers: The bottom layer with the original image in color, and the top image which in my case is a woman.
5. In the layers panel select the bottom layer and go to image > adjust > desaturate
And thats it : ) simple

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