Stop Fighting Your Selections: The Photoshop Selection Tools That Actually Match the Job

Stop Fighting Your Selections: The Photoshop Selection Tools That Actually Match the Job

Every hour I wasted fighting a bad selection is an hour I’d like to have back. Early in my agency days, I was cutting out product shots for a catalog client. Forty images, tight deadline, and I was using the Magnetic Lasso on everything because it felt fast. Smooth-edged bottles? Fine. A wicker basket? An absolute disaster. I spent more time fixing fringe and jagged edges than I would have if I’d just started with the right tool.