How to Remove Background in Photoshop

1. Duplicate Background Layer: CTRL+J
2. Hide Background Layer
3. Select Background Eraser Tool
1. Sampling (Middle Icon)
2. Discontiguous
3. Tolerance 32
4. Increase diameter of tool
5. the crosshair samples what to erase and preserves everything else
6. click on background and drag
4.  Add Solid color layer below with gray color to see fragments
5. Continue use of Background Eraser Tool
6. Use Paint Bucket: Mode Clear, 32 tolerance, NO to all layers
7. Use regular Eraser to get rid of rest of junk
8. Use Paint Bucket to remove tiny areas too
9. CTRL+Click on current layer to make selection
10. Delete current layer
11. Change Background Layer to Layer 1
12. Move Layer 1 to top and click Add Mask
13. Click on Mask
14. Use Brush Tool: Hard edged, Overlay. Will darken any gray areas and preserve white areas.
15. Lower opacity to 45% to clean hair
16. Set Brush back to Normal 100%
17. Alt+Click on New Layer button.
1. Check "Use previous layer to create clipping mask", Mode: Hue
18. Select some good color areas with eyedropper and brush areas that are discolored to remove cast
19. Click on link icon and then the mask, Filter: Gaussian Blur 2 pixels
20. Use Levels and slide to the right the midpoint to suck in the border
21. Zoom in on hair click on mask (#17) Use brush to clean up highlights (remove cast color)
22. Make another clipping mask (see#17) but use Mode: Darken. Adjust opacity to around 35%.
23. Use Brush and sample good color and brush over cast areas.