What are selections and why do you need them?

What you learned: Common uses for selections

What is a selection?

A selection is a way to isolate part of an image so your edits will affect only that area.

Why make a selection?

Common reasons to make a selection are to:

• Change the appearance of part of an image by applying a filter or other effect to the selection;
• Adjust part of a photograph by making a correction to the lighting or color of the selected area;
• Replace a background by selecting and deleting the initial background and adding a different background instead;
• Manipulate part of an image, such as copying or moving selected content.