Photoshop cs6 - How to delete a background

[christine71]

Could any one please tell me how to make a background of a picture transparent, so it can be used on top of other images etc as a layer

Somehow I managed to do it once, but I can't remember how I managed to do it.

Thanks for any help you can give

[AdamB]

If you've got an image Christie the easiest thing to do is duplicate the layer (i.e duplicate the image) so you now have the same image 1 on top of the other.

Then turn off the bottom layer and work on the top - you should be able to delete the background using the tools available ?

[Paul]

go round the object with lasso tool. dont forget to switch the padlock off

[christine71]

Thanks for help... not so easy to do when picture,has loads of different shapes. think this will take me some time lol